shēn zhǎn
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  • v.stretch; extend; expand

    • mài tián yī zhí shēn zhǎn dào yuǎn yuǎn de tiān biān

      麦田一直伸展远远天边

      The wheat fields stretch to the distant horizon.

    • xiàng yuǎn fāng shēn zhǎn

      远方伸展

      stretch into the distance

    • yī piàn guǎng kuò de tǔ dì shēn zhǎn zài wǒ men miàn qián

      广阔土地伸展我们面前

      A wide stretch of land spread in front of us.

    • huā yuán yī zhí shēn zhǎn dào shān jiǎo xia

      花园一直伸展山脚

      The garden extends as far as the foot of the hill.

    • shēn zhǎn yùn dòng

      伸展运动

      stretching exercises

Word usage

  • Note
    "伸展" is different from "舒展". As a verb, "舒展" is used to describe wrinkle and contracted things which can unfold or extend by itself; "伸展" is used to express "extend or expand in a certain direction".