扩展

擴展

kuòzhǎn

verb HSK 4 #13,059

Meanings

Both characters convey spreading. 扩展 emphasizes extending into new areas.

HSK 4

阅读可以扩展你的知识面。

Yuèdú kěyǐ kuòzhǎn nǐ de zhīshi miàn.

Reading can broaden your knowledge.

HSK 5

这个软件支持扩展功能。

Zhège ruǎnjiàn zhīchí kuòzhǎn gōngnéng.

This software supports extension features.

HSK 6

公司正在扩展海外市场。

Gōngsī zhèngzài kuòzhǎn hǎiwài shìchǎng.

The company is expanding into overseas markets.

usage

扩展 vs 扩大: 扩大 focuses on making something bigger in scale, while 扩展 emphasizes extending into new territory.

扩 kuò

展 zhǎn