kuò

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Character · VerbTraditional擴

enlarge; expand

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to expand; to enlarge; to widen

Usually used for increasing the scope, scale, or size of something.

Gōng公
sī司
jì计
huà划
kuò扩
dà大
shēng生
chǎn产
guī规
mó模
 。

The company plans to expand its production scale.

Wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
tuò拓
kuān宽
zhè这
tiáo条
mǎ马
lù路
 。

We need to widen this road.

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Tā他
de的
yán研
jiū究
lǐng领
yù域
jìn近
nián年
lái来
kuò扩
dà大
le了
hěn很
duō多
 。

His field of research has expanded greatly in recent years.

Kuò扩
jiàn建
gōng工
chéng程
zhèng正
zài在
jìn进
xíng行
zhōng中
 。

The expansion project is underway.

2.

verb

to amplify; to magnify (a signal, sound, image, etc.)

technical

Often used in technical or scientific contexts.

Zhè这
gè个
shè设
bèi备
kě可
yǐ以
kuò扩
yīn音
 。

This device can amplify sound.

Kuò扩
xiōng胸
yùn运
dòng动
yǒu有
zhù助
yú于
fàng放
sōng松
 。

Chest expansion exercises help with relaxation.