extend; stretch; prolong
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to extend; to stretch; to spread
Describes something extending continuously in space or time, often used for roads, railways, rivers, forests, etc.
Gōng公
lù路
yī一
zhí直
shēn伸
yán延
dào到
shān山
jiǎo脚
xià下
。
The highway extends all the way to the foot of the mountain.
Zhè这
tiáo条
tiě铁
lù路
xiàng向
dōng东
shēn伸
yán延
le了
èr二
bǎi百
duō多
gōng公
lǐ里
。
This railway extends more than two hundred kilometers to the east.
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Sēn森
lín林
cóng从
shān山
gǔ谷
yī一
zhí直
shēn伸
yán延
dào到
shān山
dǐng顶
。
The forest stretches from the valley all the way to the mountaintop.
Zhè这
tiáo条
hé河
liú流
shēn伸
yán延
dào到
guó国
jìng境
xiàn线
yǐ以
wài外
。
The river extends beyond the national border.