How to say “unfold” in Chinese
unfold, launch
“Unfold” in Chinese is 展开, zhǎn kāi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
展开 is read zhǎn kāi: 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
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 “展开”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 展开. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 政府立即展开了救灾工作zhèngfǔlìjízhǎnkāilejiùzāigōngzuòThe government immediately launched disaster relief work.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “unfold” in Chinese?
“Unfold” in Chinese is 展开, pinyin zhǎnkāi.
What does 展开 mean?
展开 (zhǎnkāi) means “unfold, launch”.
How do you write 展开?
展开 is 2 characters: 展 (zhǎn) — unfold, open up; 开 (kāi) — open; drive. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 展开?
展开 is read zhǎnkāi. Tones: zhǎn — third tone, kāi — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“unfold” in the lesson “Create and develop”
This word is from the topic “Society and law” 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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