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展开 (zhǎn kāi): to unfold, to spread out

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 5verb

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: to unfold, to spread out
Characters: 2
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 5

Full definitions

to unfold, to spread out
to unfold
to spread out
to open up
to launch
to carry out

Chinese explanation

把折叠或卷起来的东西打开，使平铺或伸展开来，比如展开地图、展开翅膀
也指事物在空间或时间上向更大的范围铺开或延伸，比如城市不断向四周展开、故事由此展开
还可以表示把某种活动、讨论或工作大规模地开始并进行下去，比如展开调查、展开讨论。

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Character breakdown

HSK 5

to spread out; to unfold

HSK 1

to open (transitive or intransitive)

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