扩大

kuòdà

to expand; to enlarge; to broaden one's scope

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 5 trad. 擴大

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  • 扩展kuòzhǎnto extendB6
  • kuòto enlargeB7
  • 扩充kuòchōngto expandB7
  • 扩建kuòjiànto extend (a building, an airport runway eB7
  • 扩散kuòsànto spreadB7
  • 扩张kuòzhāngexpansionB7

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公司扩大了生产规模。

The company expanded its production scale.

城市扩大了不少。

The city has expanded quite a bit.