扩展

擴展

kuòzhǎn

verb HSK 4 #13,059

Meanings

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

公司正在扩展海外市场。

Gōngsī zhèngzài kuòzhǎn hǎiwài shìchǎng.

The company is expanding into overseas markets.

阅读可以扩展你的知识面。

Yuèdú kěyǐ kuòzhǎn nǐ de zhīshi miàn.

Reading can broaden your knowledge.

这个软件支持扩展功能。

Zhège ruǎnjiàn zhīchí kuòzhǎn gōngnéng.

This software supports extension features.

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