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扩散

kuò sàn · kuo san

Traditional 擴散

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to spread; to proliferate; to diffuse
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The hotpot smell

  1. Dengdeng

    火锅(huǒguō)的(de)味道(wèidao)扩散到(kuòsàndào)整条街(zhěngtiáojiē)了(le)。

    The smell of hotpot has spread to the whole street.

  2. Liangliang

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)在家(zàijiā)都(dōu)闻到(wéndào)了(le)。

    Yes, I could smell it even at home.

  3. Dengdeng

    味道(wèidao)扩散(kuòsàn)得(de)真(zhēn)快(kuài)！

    The smell spreads so fast!

  4. Liangliang

    邻居们(línjūmen)一定(yīdìng)也(yě)饿(è)了(le)。

    The neighbors must be hungry too.

  5. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)问问(wènwèn)他们(tāmen)，要不要(yàobùyào)一起(yīqǐ)吃(chī)？

    Let's ask them if they want to eat together.

  6. Liangliang

    不用(bùyòng)问(wèn)了(le)，他们(tāmen)已经(yǐjīng)在(zài)门口(ménkǒu)排队(páiduì)了(le)！

    No need to ask. They're already lining up at the door!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

癌(ái)细(xì)胞(bāo)已(yǐ)经(jīng)扩(kuò)散(sàn)到(dào)她(tā)的(de)胃(wèi)。

The cancer has spread to her stomach.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)消(xiāo)息(xi)很(hěn)快(kuài)就(jiù)在(zài)网(wǎng)上(shàng)扩(kuò)散(sàn)开(kāi)了(le)。

This news quickly spread online.

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