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拓展 (tuò zhǎn) — to expand, to broaden (scope, horizons, business, etc.)

Definition

拓展 focuses on broadening scope — markets, networks, horizons, skills. Compared with 扩大 (size/scale) and 扩展 (range/area), it implies actively opening up new territory, like 开拓.

verb
to expandto broaden (scope, horizons, business, etc.)

Examples

  • 拓展。
    Gōng sī zhèng zài jī jí tuò zhǎn xīn de yè wù lǐng yù.
    The company is actively expanding into new business areas.
  • 拓展。
    Zhè cì lǚ xíng tuò zhǎn le wǒ de yǎn jiè.
    This trip broadened my horizons.
  • 拓展。
    Tā men jì huà zài hǎi wài tuò zhǎn xiāo shòu wǎng luò.
    They plan to expand their sales network overseas.
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