扩
Character
to make something bigger (as in 扩大)
Meaning
kuò
kuo4- to make something bigger (as in 扩大)
- to spread out to more places (as in 扩散)
Examples
他们要扩大这个公园。
tā men yào kuò dà zhè ge gōng yuán
They want to make this park bigger.
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我们的学校扩大了很多。
wǒ men de xué xiào kuò dà le hěn duō
Our school is now much bigger.
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消息很快扩散到各地。
xiāo xi hěn kuài kuò sàn dào gè dì
The news quickly spread to all places.
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Stroke order
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Speed
Practice writing 扩
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Words with 扩
See all 36 →扩大kuò dàto make something bigger, such as a room or a shopWordHSK 4扩展kuò zhǎnto make something bigger, wider, or longer; to grow biggerWordHSK 4扩建kuò jiànto make a building bigger by adding new parts to itWordHSK 7–9扩张kuò zhāngto expand; to grow bigger or widerWordHSK 7–9扩散kuò sànto spread to more and more places (like smoke or news)WordHSK 7–9扩充kuò chōngto expandWord扩军kuò jūnarmamentWord扩列kuò liè(Internet slang) to add a friend (on a social network etc)Word扩印kuò yìnto enlarge (a photo)Word扩及kuò jíto extend toWord扩增kuò zēngto augmentWord扩孔kuò kǒngto widen a tubeWord