yánshēn

延伸

HSK 5Word · Verb

extend; stretch; spread

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to extend; to stretch; to spread

Used for physical objects (roads, rivers, railways) or abstract concepts (influence, time) that lengthen or reach outward.

Zhè这
tiáo条
tiě铁
lù路
yī一
zhí直
yán延
shēn伸
dào到
guó国
jìng境
xiàn线
 。

This railway extends all the way to the national border.

Zhè这
tiáo条
hé河
liú流
yán延
shēn伸
dào到
hěn很
yuǎn远
de的
dì地
fang方
 。

This river stretches to very distant places.

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Yǐng影
xiǎng响
lì力
yán延
shēn伸
dào到
gè各
gè个
lǐng领
yù域
 。

The influence spreads to various fields.