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扩散 (kuò sàn): Spread (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

扩散 consists of 2 characters.
kuò
扩
to expand, enlarge, or extend
sàn
散
to scatter, to disperse, to break up

How to Use 扩散 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 扩散 with other words naturally.
Verb + Object
kuò扩
sàn散
xiāo消
xi息
neutral
spread news
fáng防
zhǐ止
kuò扩
sàn散
formal
prevent spreading
Subject + Verbwith病毒
bìng病
dú毒
kuò扩
sàn散
Verb + Complementwith开来
kuò扩
sàn散
kāi开
lái来
Adverb + Verbwith迅速
xùn迅
sù速
kuò扩
sàn散

Example Sentences with 扩散

shuǐ水
lǐ里
de的
yán颜
sè色
kuò扩
sàn散
neutral
virus spread
neutral
spread out
neutral
spread rapidly
kāi开
le了
。
The color in the water spread out.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
bìng病
dú毒
zài在
rén人
qún群
zhōng中
xùn迅
sù速
kuò扩
sàn散
。
This virus is spreading rapidly among the population.
shè社
jiāo交
méi媒
tǐ体
jiā加
sù速
le了
bù不
shí实
xìn信
xī息
de的
kuò扩
sàn散
，
zào造
chéng成
le了
guǎng广
fàn泛
yǐng影
xiǎng响
。
Social media accelerates the spread of false information, causing widespread impact.
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zhè这
zhǒng种
xīn新
xíng型
rǎn染
fā发
jì剂
de的
yán颜
sè色
huì会
jūn均
yún匀
kuò扩
sàn散
，
xiào效
guǒ果
fēi非
cháng常
zì自
rán然
。
The color of this new type of hair dye spreads evenly, resulting in a very natural effect.
zhè这
ge个
xiāo消
xī息
hěn很
kuài快
zài在
rén人
qún群
zhōng
nán难
dào道
wǒ我
men们
wú无
fǎ法
zǔ阻
zhǐ止
zhè这
zhǒng
yóu由
yú于
fáng防
kòng控
cuò措
shī施
dé得
lì力
，
yì
kē科
xué学
jiā家
zhèng正
zài在
yán研
jiū究
rú如
hé何
fáng
suí随
zhe着
xiāng香
qì气
de的
kuò扩
sàn散
，
zhěng整
gè
中
kuò扩
sàn散
kāi开
lái来
。
This news quickly spread among the crowd.
种
bēi悲
guān观
qíng情
xù绪
zài在
tuán团
duì队
zhōng中
kuò扩
sàn散
ma吗
？
Can't we prevent this pessimistic mood from spreading within the team?
疫
qíng情
bìng并
wèi未
zài在
běn本
dì地
jìn进
yí一
bù步
kuò扩
sàn散
。
Thanks to effective prevention and control measures, the epidemic did not spread further locally.
防
zhǐ止
bìng病
dú毒
zài在
shè社
qū区
nèi内
kuò扩
sàn散
。
Scientists are studying how to prevent the virus from spreading within the community.
个
fáng房
jiān间
dōu都
mí弥
màn漫
zhe着
yì一
zhǒng种
níng宁
jìng静
de的
fēn氛
wéi围
。
As the fragrance spreads, the entire room is filled with a tranquil atmosphere.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 扩散.

Words with 扩
  • 扩充kuò chōng
  • 扩大kuò dà
  • 扩展kuò zhǎn
  • 扩建kuò jiàn
  • 扩张kuò zhāng
Words with 散
  • 散步sàn bùHSK 4
  • 分散fēn sàn
  • 散发sàn fā
  • 散布sàn bù
  • 散文sǎn wén
  • 散落sàn luò
  • 涣散huàn sàn
  • 疏散shū sàn