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Zhǎn

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Zhǎn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Zhǎn | Zhan3
English translation
surname Zhan
to spread out
to open up
to exhibit
to put into effect
to postpone
to prolong
exhibition
to open, to unfold; to extend, to stretch

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About Zhǎn

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

Zhǎn

Contains the radical

shī

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

Laying out clothes for sale in a market  shī ; compare 

Etymology of Zhǎn

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

shī ⿻?

Explanation

Origin unclear.

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Example sentences using Zhǎn

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业务 yèwù de 发展 fāzhǎn 归功 guī gōng 方的合作 hézuò .

The development of business is creditable to your co - operation.

摆动 bǎi dòng , tián 战车 zhàn chē comin ', wéi 开展 kāizhǎn huí jiā .

Swing low, sweet chariot, Comin 'for to carry me home.

这家公司 gōngsī jìn 五年 lái 迅速 xùnsù de 发展 fāzhǎn 壮大 zhuàng dà .

The company has grown rapidly in the last five years.

jiù zài 汉考克 de 团队 tuán duì zài Dōng 海岸 hǎi àn 开展 kāizhǎn 工作 gōngzuò de 时候 shíhou .

While Hancock and his team work on the east coast.

yǒu jiā 公司 gōngsī 现在 xiànzài 正在 zhèngzài 竞相 jìng xiāng 发展 fāzhǎn GAL zhū .

Several companies are now racing to develop Gal - free pigs.

Words with Zhǎn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
发展 fāzhǎn growth發展
展示 zhǎnshì to reveal展示 zhǎnshì
进展 jìnzhǎn to make headway進展
展现 zhǎnxiàn to come out展現
开展 kāizhǎn to launch開展
展开 zhǎnkāi to unfold展開
Zhǎn to open up Zhǎn
展览 zhǎnlǎn to exhibit展覽
伸展 shēn zhǎn stretching伸展 shēn zhǎn
扩展 kuò zhǎn to extend擴展
施展 shīzhǎn to use fully施展 shīzhǎn
拓展 tuò zhǎn to expand拓展 tuò zhǎn
展出 zhǎn chū to put on display展出 zhǎn chū
展望 zhǎnwàng outlook展望 zhǎnwàng
发展中国家 fā zhǎn zhōng guó jiā developing country發展中國家
参展 cān zhǎn to exhibit at or take part in a trade show etc參展
车展 chē zhǎn motor show車展
展览会 zhǎn lǎn huì show展覽會
展品 zhǎn pǐn exhibit展品 zhǎn pǐn
舒展 shū zhǎn to roll out舒展 shū zhǎn
画展 huà zhǎn art exhibition畫展
展台 zhǎn tái stand展臺
展露 zhǎn lù to expose展露 zhǎn lù
展翅 zhǎn chì to spread wings展翅 zhǎn chì
展位 zhǎn wèi allotted exhibit area展位 zhǎn wèi

Zhǎn Decomposition & Compounds

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Zhǎn Decomposition

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Zhǎn Compounds

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