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The Chinese word zhankai - 展开 - zhǎnkāi
(to spread in Chinese)
Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
zhǎnkāi
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English translations
to spread,
to develop, to spread out, to open up, to unfold
Chinese characters:
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展开 ( zhankai / zhǎnkāi ) in traditional characters
展開
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 展开 ( zhankai / zhǎnkāi ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Qing ba ditu zhankai.
Qǐng bǎ dìtú zhǎnkāi.– English translation: Please unfold the map.
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to expand | to open
展开 ( zhankai / zhǎnkāi ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 589)
展开 ( zhankai / zhǎnkāi ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 589)
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