扩建 (kuò jiàn) — to expand, to extend (a building, facility, road, etc.)
Definition
扩建 is used for physical construction projects — extending a building, runway, or facility. Unlike 扩大 or 扩展 (which describe abstract scope or scale), it implies actual building work.
verb
to expandto extend (a building, facility, road, etc.)
Examples
- 扩建。Xué xiào jì huà míng nián kuò jiàn cāo chǎng.The school plans to expand the playground next year.
- 扩建，。Jī chǎng zhèng zài kuò jiàn, míng nián jiù néng tóu rù shǐ yòng.The airport is being expanded and will be operational next year.
- 扩建，。Zhè jiā yī yuàn kuò jiàn le jí zhěn shì, kě yǐ jiē dài gèng duō bìng rén.This hospital expanded its emergency room and can now receive more patients.
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