扩张
kuò zhāng
Pinyin

Definition

扩张
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kuò zhāng
  1. expansion
  2. dilation
  3. to expand (e.g. one's power or influence)
  4. to broaden

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

Zhāng
  1. 1 surname Zhang
jǐn zhāng
  1. 1 nervous
  2. 2 keyed up
  3. 3 intense
  4. 4 tense
  5. 5 strained
  6. 6 in short supply
  7. 7 scarce
  8. 8 CL:陣|阵[zhèn]
zhǔ zhāng
  1. 1 to advocate
  2. 2 to stand for
  3. 3 view
  4. 4 position
  5. 5 stand
  6. 6 proposition
  7. 7 viewpoint
  8. 8 assertion
  9. 9 CL:個|个[gè]
xiāo zhāng
  1. 1 rampant
  2. 2 unbridled
  3. 3 arrogant
  4. 4 aggressive
zhāng kǒu
  1. 1 to open one's mouth (to eat, speak etc)
  2. 2 to gape
  3. 3 to start talking (esp. to make a request)
Zhāng Guó róng
  1. 1 Leslie Cheung (1956-2003), Hong Kong singer and actor
Zhāng Xué yǒu
  1. 1 Jacky Cheung or Hok Yau Jacky (1961-), Cantopop and film star
Zhāng jiā jiè
  1. 1 Zhangjiajie prefecture level city in Hunan, formerly Dayong 大庸[Dà yōng]
Zhāng Jū zhèng
  1. 1 Zhang Juzheng (1525-1582), Grand Secretary during the Ming dynasty, credited with bringing the dynasty to its apogee
Zhāng Huì mèi
  1. 1 A-Mei, aka Gulilai Amit (1972-), aboriginal Taiwanese pop singer
Zhāng Ài líng
  1. 1 Eileen Chang (1920-1995), famous Chinese-American novelist
Zhāng Yáng
  1. 1 Zhang Yang (1967-), PRC film director and screenwriter
zhāng wàng
  1. 1 to look around
  2. 2 to peep (through a crack)
  3. 3 to peer at
  4. 4 to throw a look at
Zhāng Bó zhī
  1. 1 Cecilia Cheung (1980-), Hong Kong actress and pop singer
zhāng dēng jié cǎi
  1. 1 to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)
zhāng luo
  1. 1 to take care of
  2. 2 to raise money
  3. 3 to attend to (guests, customers etc)
Zhāng Yì móu
  1. 1 Zhang Yimou (1950-), PRC film director
zhāng kāi
  1. 1 to open up
  2. 2 to spread
  3. 3 to extend
Zhāng Sháo hán
  1. 1 Angela Chang (1982-), Taiwanese pop singer and actress
Zhāng Fēi
  1. 1 Zhang Fei (168-221), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, famous as fearsome fighter and lover of wine

Idioms (18)

做张做势
zuò zhāng zuò shì
  1. 1 to put on an act (idiom); to pose
  2. 2 to show theatrical affectation
  3. 3 to indulge in histrionics
做张做智
zuò zhāng zuò zhì
  1. 1 to put on an act (idiom); to pose
  2. 2 to show theatrical affectation
  3. 3 to indulge in histrionics
剑拔弩张
jiàn bá nǔ zhāng
  1. 1 lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
  2. 2 at daggers drawn
大张挞伐
dà zhāng tà fá
  1. 1 to launch an all-out attack (idiom)
  2. 2 to roundly condemn
  3. 3 to castigate
大张声势
dà zhāng shēng shì
  1. 1 to spread one's voice wide (idiom); wide publicity
张三李四
Zhāng sān Lǐ sì
  1. 1 Zhang the Third and Li the Fourth (idiom)
  2. 2 Tom, Dick and Harry
张冠李戴
Zhāng guān Lǐ dài
  1. 1 lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head
  2. 2 to attribute sth to the wrong person (idiom)
  3. 3 to confuse one thing with another
张口结舌
zhāng kǒu jié shé
  1. 1 agape and tongue-tied (idiom); at a loss for words
  2. 2 gaping and speechless
张家长,李家短
Zhāng jiā cháng , Lǐ jiā duǎn
  1. 1 lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
张灯结彩
zhāng dēng jié cǎi
  1. 1 to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)
张牙舞爪
zhāng yá wǔ zhǎo
  1. 1 to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures
张皇失措
zhāng huáng shī cuò
  1. 1 panic-stricken (idiom)
  2. 2 to be in a flustered state
  3. 3 also written 張惶失措|张惶失措[zhāng huáng shī cuò]
张飞打岳飞
Zhāng fēi dǎ Yuè fēi
  1. 1 lit. Zhang Fei fights Yue Fei
  2. 2 fig. an impossible combination
  3. 3 an impossible turn of events (idiom)
东张西望
dōng zhāng xī wàng
  1. 1 to look in all directions (idiom)
  2. 2 to glance around
纲举目张
gāng jǔ mù zhāng
  1. 1 if you lift the headrope the meshes spread open (idiom)
  2. 2 take care of the big things and the little things will take care of themselves
  3. 3 (of a piece of writing) well-structured and ordered
自作主张
zì zuò zhǔ zhāng
  1. 1 to think for oneself and act accordingly (idiom); to act on one's own initiative
血脉偾张
xuè mài fèn zhāng
  1. 1 lit. blood vessels swell wide (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one's blood runs quicker
  3. 3 to be excited
铺张浪费
pū zhāng làng fèi
  1. 1 extravagance and waste (idiom)

Sample Sentences

为了和平,中国将始终坚持走和平发展道路。中华民族历来爱好和平无论发展到哪一步,中国都永远不称霸,永远不搞扩张,永远不会把自身曾经经历过的悲惨遭遇强加给其他民族。中国人民将坚持同世界各国人民友好相处,坚决捍卫中国人民抗日战争和世界反法西斯战争胜利成果,努力为人类作出新的更大的贡献。
wèile hépíng ,Zhōngguó jiāng shǐzhōng jiānchí zǒu hépíng fāzhǎn dàolù 。zhōnghuámínzú lìlái àihào hépíng wúlùn fāzhǎn dào nǎ yī bù ,Zhōngguó dōu yǒngyuǎn bù chēngbà ,yǒngyuǎn bù gǎo kuòzhāng ,yǒngyuǎn bùhuì bǎ zìshēn céngjīng jīnglì guò de bēicǎn zāoyù qiáng jiā gěi qítā mínzú 。Zhōngguó rénmín jiāng jiānchí tóng shìjiègèguó rénmín yǒuhǎo xiāngchǔ ,jiānjué hànwèi Zhōngguó rénmín Kàng Rì Zhànzhēng hé shìjiè fǎn fǎxīsī zhànzhēng shènglì chéngguǒ ,nǔlì wèi rénlèi zuò chū xīn de gèngdà de gòngxiàn 。
For peace, China will persist in walking the road of peaceful development. The Chinese people have always been keen on peace. Whichever stage of development China reaches, it will never become hegemonic, it will never engage in expansionism, it will never visit the horrible treatment that they once suffered themselves on any other people. The Chinese people will continue to maintain friendly dealings with each country around the world, will continue to safeguard the results of the victory in the Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, and work hard to a new and bigger contribution for humanity.