扩张

• Pinyin: kuò zhāng
• Desglose de hanzi: 扩 = 扌(hand) + 广 (wide) — expand; 张 = 弓 (bow) + 长 (long) — stretch/open

Significado

Expandirse; expandir (territorio/influencia/poder).

Often carries connotations of aggressive or ambitious growth. Used for military expansion, business expansion, or the spread of influence. Can have negative overtones when describing imperialism or unchecked growth.

Ejemplos

1. 公司正在积极扩张海外市场。
2. 历史上这个帝国通过不断扩张达到了鼎盛。
3. 心脏病患者要避免剧烈运动导致血管过度扩张。

Guía de uso

Contexto: business, history, politics, medicine

Tono: assertive

Correcto

• 企业扩张要量力而行。(Business expansion should be done within one's means.)
• 殖民主义的扩张给被殖民地区带来了灾难。(Colonial expansion brought disaster to colonized regions.)

Incorrecto

• 用扩张描述自然的、非刻意的增长。(扩张 implies deliberate expansion — use 扩大 or 增长 for natural growth)

Origen e historia

Compound of 扩 (expand) + 张 (stretch/open). Literally 'expand and stretch out.'

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal