延伸

• 拼音: yán shēn
• 汉字拆解: 延 = 廴 (long stride) + 丿 + 止 (stop), to prolong; 伸 = 亻 (person) + 申 (to state/stretch), to extend

含义

To extend; to stretch; to expand. Used for things that spread outward or continue further in space, time, or scope.

Can be used literally for roads, railway lines, or physical objects that extend, as well as figuratively for ideas, discussions, or influence that expand beyond original boundaries. Often paired with 到 to indicate the endpoint of extension.

例句

1. 这条高速公路将延伸到边境地区。
2. 我们把讨论延伸到了更广泛的社会问题。
3. 地铁线路延伸之后，郊区的房价涨了不少。

用法指南

语境: infrastructure, academic, business

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 这条路还会继续延伸。(This road will continue to extend.)
• 话题延伸到了环境保护。(The topic extended to environmental protection.)

错误说法

• 延伸你的手 (For body parts, use 伸 alone: 伸出你的手, not 延伸你的手)

起源与历史

Compound of 延 (to prolong, extend) and 伸 (to stretch out). Both characters convey the idea of lengthening or spreading.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal