Meaning of 扩大
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to expand
- to enlarge
- to broaden one's scope
How to use 扩大
扩大 is used for making size, scope, or influence larger, such as a market, a range, a business, or a gap. It often takes abstract objects like 影响 (yǐngxiǎng, influence) or 范围 (fànwéi, scope). Example: 公司想扩大市场。(Gōngsī xiǎng kuòdà shìchǎng.) The company wants to expand its market.
扩 (kuò) has the hand radical 扌 on the left, so picture hands pushing outward to stretch something. Add 大 (dà, big) and you get hands making something bigger: to expand.
Common mistake: Learners often use 扩大 for numbers going up, but for quantities like prices or population, 增加 (zēngjiā) or 提高 (tígāo) is usually more natural. Also watch the tone: 扩 is fourth tone kuò, not kuō.
扩大 in example sentences
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扩 kuò · to enlarge · 6 strokes
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大 dà · big · 3 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 扩大.
| 大学 | dàxué | university; college |
| 大学生 | dàxuéshēng | university student; college student |
| 不大 | bù dà | not very (clear, far away etc); not too; not often; infrequently |
| 大家 | dàjiā | everyone; influential family |
| 大人 | dàren | adult; grownup |
| 长大 | zhǎngdà | to grow up |
| 大部分 | dàbùfen | the greater part; the majority; most; Taiwan pr. [da4bu4fen4] |
| 大声 | dà shēng | loud voice; in a loud voice |
| 大量 | dàliàng | great amount; large quantity |
| 大多数 | dàduōshù | (great) majority |
| 大海 | dàhǎi | sea; ocean |
| 大门 | dàmén | entrance; door |
Questions about 扩大
What does 扩大 mean?
扩大 (kuòdà) means "to expand; to enlarge" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 扩大?
扩大 is made of 2 characters: 扩 (6 strokes), 大 (3 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.
Is 扩大 an HSK word?
Yes. 扩大 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 扩大 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 扩大 is written 擴大.
What is the difference between 扩大 and 放大?
放大 (fàngdà) means to magnify something visually, like a photo or text on a screen. 扩大 means to actually make a scope, area, or scale larger, like a business or a city.
What is the opposite of 扩大?
The usual opposite is 缩小 (suōxiǎo), to shrink or reduce. For example, 缩小差距 (suōxiǎo chājù) means to narrow a gap, while 扩大差距 means to widen it.