扩散

kuò sàn

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

1. to spread; to proliferate; to diffuse

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 集中 jí zhōng 集中 jí zhōng to concentrate 向一点聚集，与扩散相反: to concentrate

Related words

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• 弥漫 mí màn 弥漫 mí màn to pervade 多指烟雾、气味等充满空间: to pervade

Synonyms

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• 传播 chuán bō 传播 chuán bō to disseminate; to propagate; to spread 常指消息、疾病等的广泛传播: to disseminate; to propagate; to spread

Usage notes

Collocations

常用于“扩散开来”“迅速扩散”，搭配抽象名词如“消息扩散”“病毒扩散”。

Common mistakes

勿混淆“扩散”与“传播”：“扩散”强调范围扩大，“传播”更侧重有意识地散布，如“传播知识”不可用“扩散”。

Example Sentences

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这个消息很快 扩散 到了整个城市。

This news quickly spread throughout the whole city.

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Words Containing 扩散

• 不扩散核武器条约 不扩散核武器条约 bù kuò sàn hé wǔ qì tiáo yuē: Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
• 扩散周知 扩散周知 kuò sàn zhōu zhī: to let everyone know
• 核不扩散 核不扩散 hé bù kuò sàn: nuclear nonproliferation
• 核扩散 核扩散 hé kuò sàn: nuclear proliferation
• 气体扩散 气体扩散 qì tǐ kuò sàn: gaseous diffusion

Child Words of 扩散

• 扩 扩 kuò: to enlarge
• 散 散 sǎn: scattered
• 散 散 sàn: to scatter