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To unfold in Chinese: 展开 (zhǎn kāi)

zhǎn kāi

to unfold

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 展開2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to unfold; to spread out; to open up
  2. 2to launch; to carry out

Stroke order

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Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄓㄢˇ

zhǎn

ㄓ/ zhㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

ㄎㄞ

kāi

ㄎ/ kㄞ/ ai—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

展开

Simplified

展開

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我们分散开来并在树林中展开搜索。

    wǒ men fēn sàn kāi lái bìng zài shù lín zhōng zhǎn kāi sōu suǒ。

    We spread out and began to search through the woods.

  • 这场谈论即将对污染问题展开讨论。

    zhè chǎng tán lùn jí jiāng duì wū rǎn wèn tí zhǎn kāi tǎo lùn。

    The talks will deal with the problem of pollution.

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Related words

开

kāi

to open (transitive or intransitive)

开始

kāi shǐ

to begin

离开

lí kāi

to depart

发展

fā zhǎn

development

公开

gōng kāi

open

开发

kāi fā

to exploit (a resource)

开放

kāi fàng

to bloom

开心

kāi xīn

to feel happy

展览

zhǎn lǎn

to put on display

召开

zhào kāi

to convene (a conference or meeting)

打开

dǎ kāi

to open

开车

kāi chē

to drive a car

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