How to say “expand” in Chinese
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“Expand” in Chinese is 扩大, kuò dà: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
扩大 is read kuò dà: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 扌 “hand”; on the right, 广 guǎng “wide” — both the meaning and the sound.
A person with arms spread wide.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “扩大”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 扩大. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 明年公司要扩大规模míngniángōngsīyàokuòdàguīmóNext year the company plans to expand.
More words from the lesson “The company”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “expand” in Chinese?
“Expand” in Chinese is 扩大, pinyin kuòdà.
What does 扩大 mean?
扩大 (kuòdà) means “expand”.
How do you write 扩大?
扩大 is 2 characters: 扩 (kuò) — expand; 大 (dà) — big. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 扩大?
扩大 is read kuòdà. Tones: kuò — fourth tone, dà — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“expand” in the lesson “The company”
This word is from the topic “Business” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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