expand; enlarge; spread; dilate
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Meanings
3 senses · 8 examplesverb
to expand; to enlarge; to extend
formalOften used in contexts of territorial, economic, or political expansion, or the growth of an organization.
Gāi该
guó国
tōng通
guò过
zhàn战
zhēng争
kuò扩
zhānɡ张
le了
lǐnɡ领
tǔ土
。
That country expanded its territory through war.
Gōnɡ公
sī司
jì计
huà划
xiànɡ向
hǎi海
wài外
shì市
chǎnɡ场
kuò扩
zhānɡ张
。
The company plans to expand into overseas markets.
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Zhǒnɡ肿
liú瘤
zài在
bìnɡ病
rén人
tǐ体
nèi内
bú不
duàn断
kuò扩
zhānɡ张
。
The tumor kept expanding inside the patient's body.
verb
to spread out; to diffuse; to amplify
literaryUsed for describing something (like sound, influence, or a feeling) spreading and becoming more extensive or intense.
Chǎo吵
nào闹
shēnɡ声
bú不
duàn断
kuò扩
zhānɡ张
kāi开
qù去
。
The noise kept spreading out.
Tā他
de的
yǐnɡ影
xiǎnɡ响
lì力
zhènɡ正
cónɡ从
xué学
shù术
jiè界
xiànɡ向
wài外
kuò扩
zhānɡ张
。
His influence is spreading outwards from academic circles.
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Yì一
zhǒnɡ种
bù不
ān安
de的
qínɡ情
xù绪
zài在
rén人
qún群
zhōnɡ中
kuò扩
zhānɡ张
。
A sense of unease was spreading through the crowd.
verb
to dilate (in physiology); to distend
technicalA specialized medical/biological term.
Yī医
shēnɡ生
shǐ使
yònɡ用
yǎn眼
yào药
shuǐ水
shǐ使
tónɡ瞳
kǒnɡ孔
kuò扩
zhānɡ张
。
The doctor used eye drops to dilate the pupils.
Xuè血
ɡuǎn管
kuò扩
zhānɡ张
yǒu有
lì利
yú于
jiànɡ降
dī低
xuè血
yā压
。
Vasodilation helps to lower blood pressure.