扩展 (kuò zhǎn) — to extend, to expand
Definition
扩展 is used for adding new reach or scope — business, systems, networks, markets. 扩大 is more about making something bigger in size or scale; 扩张 often implies aggressive territorial or physical expansion.
verb
to extendto expand
Easily confused
Examples
- 扩展。Gōng sī jì huà kuò zhǎn yè wù dào hǎi wài.The company plans to expand its business overseas.
- 扩展，。Wǒ men xū yào kuò zhǎn zhè ge xì tǒng, ràng tā zhī chí gèng duō yòng hù.We need to extend this system so it supports more users.
- 扩展。Zhèng fǔ jué dìng kuò zhǎn chéng shì de dì tiě wǎng luò.The government decided to expand the city's metro network.
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