扩张 meaning in English

kuòzhāng

expansion; dilation

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 擴張13 strokes

Meaning of 扩张

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

kuòzhāng
  1. expansion
  2. dilation
  3. to expand (e.g. one's power or influence)
  4. to broaden

扩张 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

城chéng市shì扩kuò张zhāng会huì对duì环huán境jìng造zào成chéng破pò坏huài。
Urban sprawl is environmentally damaging.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

扩 kuò · to enlarge · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

张 zhāng · to open up · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Related words

Words that share a character with 扩张.

紧张jǐnzhāngnervous; keyed up
主张zhǔzhāngto advocate; to stand for
扩大kuòdàto expand; to enlarge
扩展kuòzhǎnto extend; to expand
夸张kuāzhāngto exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated
扩散kuòsànto spread; to proliferate; to diffuse
开张kāizhāngto open a business; first transaction of a business day
慌张huāngzhāngflustered; agitated
张扬zhāngyángto display ostentatiously; to bring out into the open
张贴zhāngtiēto post (a notice); to advertise
伸张shēnzhāngto uphold (e.g. justice or virtue); to promote
扩建kuòjiànto extend (a building, an airport runway etc)

Questions about 扩张

What does 扩张 mean?

扩张 (kuòzhāng) means "expansion; dilation" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 扩张?

扩张 is made of 2 characters: 扩 (6 strokes), 张 (7 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.

Is 扩张 an HSK word?

Yes. 扩张 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 扩张 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 扩张 is written 擴張.