Chinese Word: 扩 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

扩 (Trad.: 擴)HSK 5

Pinyin: kuò

English Definition: to enlarge

Chinese Definition:
①推广，伸张，放大，张大：扩大。扩展。扩散(sàn)。扩建。扩张。扩军。扩充。

Total strokes: 6; Radical: 手

Pictophonetic:扌 indicates the sound; 广 (wide) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 扌 [ shǒu ] hand
- 广 [ guǎng ] broad, vast, wide; building, house

Similar Characters: 护圹掠

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扩大HSK 5	kuò dà	to expand; to enlarge; to broaden one's scope
扩散HSK 6	kuò sàn	to spread; to proliferate; to diffuse; spread; proliferation; diffusion
扩张HSK 6	kuò zhāng	expansion; dilation; to expand (e.g. one's power or influence); to broaden
扩展	kuò zhǎn	to extend; to expand; extension; expansion
扩建	kuò jiàn	to extend (a building, an airport runway etc)

1		gōng sī 公司 jì huà 计划 kuò dà 扩大 yè wù 业务 fàn wéi 范围。 The company is planning to expand its operations.
2		gōng sī 公司 zhèng zài 正在 jì huà 计划 hǎi wài 海外 kuò zhāng 扩张。 The company is planning to expand overseas.
3		wǒ men 我们 de 的 gōng sī 公司 yào 要 kuò dà 扩大 yè wù 业务。 Our company is expanding its business.
4		wǒ men 我们 de 的 gōng sī 公司 zhèng zài 正在 kuò dà 扩大 yè wù 业务。 Our company is expanding its business.
5		tā 他 jiàn yì 建议 wǒ men 我们 kuò dà 扩大 jīng jì 经济 hé zuò 合作。 He suggested that we should broaden economic cooperation.

1		gōng sī 公司 jì huà 计划 kuò dà 扩大 yè wù 业务 fàn wéi 范围。 The company is planning to expand its operations.
2		gōng sī 公司 zhèng zài 正在 jì huà 计划 hǎi wài 海外 kuò zhāng 扩张。 The company is planning to expand overseas.
3		wǒ men 我们 de 的 gōng sī 公司 yào 要 kuò dà 扩大 yè wù 业务。 Our company is expanding its business.
4		wǒ men 我们 de 的 gōng sī 公司 zhèng zài 正在 kuò dà 扩大 yè wù 业务。 Our company is expanding its business.
5		tā 他 jiàn yì 建议 wǒ men 我们 kuò dà 扩大 jīng jì 经济 hé zuò 合作。 He suggested that we should broaden economic cooperation.