fāsàn

发散

Word · VerbTraditional發散

diverge; emit; dispel

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to diverge; to scatter; to spread out

neutral

Used in physics, optics, and metaphorically for thinking.

Yáng阳
guāng光
tòu透
guò过
shù树
yè叶
de的
fèng缝
xì隙
zài在
dì地
shang上
fā发
sàn散
kāi开
lái来
 。

The sunlight scattered on the ground through the gaps in the leaves.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
tòu透
jìng镜
duì对
guāng光
xiàn线
yǒu有
fā发
sàn散
zuò作
yòng用
 。

This type of lens has a diverging effect on light.

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Wǒ我
men们
yào要
péi培
yǎng养
fā发
sàn散
xìng性
sī思
wéi维
 。

We need to cultivate divergent thinking.

Kǎo烤
miàn面
bāo包
de的
xiāng香
wèi味
hěn很
kuài快
zài在
chú厨
fáng房
lǐ里
fā发
sàn散
kāi开
 。

The smell of baking bread quickly spread through the kitchen.

2.

verb

to induce sweating to dispel internal heat (TCM)

technical

A specialized term in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Bìng病
rén人
yǒu有
biǎo表
zhèng证
 ,
xū需
yào要
yòng用
yào药
wù物
fā发
sàn散
fēng风
hán寒
 。

The patient has an exterior syndrome and needs medicine to dispel wind-cold through sweating.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhōng中
yào药
de的
zhǔ主
yào要
gōng功
xiào效
shì是
fā发
sàn散
rè热
xié邪
 。

The main effect of this Chinese herb is to dispel pathogenic heat by inducing sweating.