扩

kuò

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Rare

Definitions

1. to enlarge

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Stroke order

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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缩小

suō xiǎo

to reduce

to reduce or shrink

Related words

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扩展

kuò zhǎn

to extend

to expand or extend

Synonyms

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扩大

kuò dà

to expand

when referring to making something larger in scope or scale

放大

fàng dà

to enlarge

when emphasizing physical enlargement, like a photo or sound

Usage notes

Common mistakes

扩 is rarely used alone; it almost always appears in compound words like 扩大 or 扩展.

Formality

扩 is neutral but more common in written or formal contexts when part of a compound.

Example Sentences

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他们计划扩大公司的业务。

They plan to expand the company's business.

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Words Containing 扩

to expand

to expand

to extend

to extend (a building, an airport runway etc)

expansion

to spread; to proliferate; to diffuse

不扩散核武器条约

bù kuò sàn hé wǔ qì tiáo yuē

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

可扩展标记语言

kě kuò zhǎn biāo jì yǔ yán

extensible markup language (XML)

gene amplification

to enlarge color photos

扩列

kuò liè

(Internet slang) to add a friend (on a social network etc)

to enlarge (a photo)

to extend to

to augment

augmented reality (computing)

扩大再生产

kuò dà zài shēng chǎn

to expand production

to extend the scope

to widen a tube

to ramp up capacity

(file) extension (computing)

docking station

to let everyone know

to increase the number of pages or the size of the pages of a publication

扩编

kuò biān

to expand (esp. by new recruitment)

扩胸器

kuò xiōng qì

chest expander (exercise equipment)

扩表

kuò biǎo

to expand the balance sheet

armament

to amplify (sound)

megaphone

amplifier

nuclear nonproliferation

核扩散

hé kuò sàn

nuclear proliferation

gaseous diffusion

seafloor spreading (geology)

海底扩张说

hǎi dǐ kuò zhāng shuō

theory of seafloor spreading (geology)