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Chinese dictionary
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  • 1

    v.expand; enlarge; extend; aggrandize

    • zhè jiā gōng sī kuò zhāng tài kuài le

      公司扩张

      The company expands too fast.

    • zhè ge guó jiā zài shè fǎ kuò zhāng lǐng tǔ

      这个国家设法扩张领土

      The country was trying to expand territorially.

    • wǒ rèn wéi jì suàn jī háng yè běn shēn réng zài dà guī mó kuò zhāng

      认为计算机行业本身规模扩张

      I think the computer industry itself is still expanding enormously.

  • 2

    v.dilate; ectasy; eurysma

    • mǎ zài jiāo lǜ shí huì kuò zhāng bí kǒng

      焦虑扩张鼻孔

      Horses dilate their nostrils when anxious.

    • hóng pú táo jiǔ yǒu zhù yú kuò zhāng xuè guǎn

      葡萄酒有助于扩张血管

      Red wine can help to dilate blood vessels.

    • hū xī shí fèi bù huì kuò zhāng

      呼吸扩张

      The lungs dilate in breathing.

Word usage

  • Note
    "扩张" is different from "扩展". "扩展" expresses the expansion of the plane; "扩张" expresses the three-dimensional and multi-faceted expansion. "扩张" is often derogatory when used in abstract meaning.