展开
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
展开 (zhǎnkāi) · to unfold
展开 (zhǎnkāi) means “to unfold; to open up; to start”. It is written with 2 characters: 展 (to open) + 开 (to open). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 展开 is built
The characters
展 zhǎn · to open
What 展 is made of
- 尸shī — body
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 衣yī — cloth
Origin hint: Laying out clothes 㠭 for sale in a market 尸; compare 㠭 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
开 kāi · to open
What 开 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 廾gǒng — two hands
Origin hint: Simplified form of 開; hands 廾 lifting the latch 一 of a door (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他展开了那张地图。Tā zhǎnkāi le nàzhāng dìtú.He unfolded the map.
活动下个月展开。Huódòng xiàgèyuè zhǎnkāi.The activities will begin next month.
Questions about 展开
What does 展开 mean?
展开 (zhǎnkāi) means “to unfold; to open up; to start”.
How do you pronounce 展开?
展开 is pronounced zhǎnkāi.
Which HSK level is 展开?
展开 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 发展fāzhǎnto develop
- 进展jìnzhǎnprogress
- 开展kāizhǎnto launch
- 扩展kuòzhǎnto expand
- 展览zhǎnlǎnexhibition
- 施展shīzhǎnto make full use of
- 展示zhǎnshìto show
- 展望zhǎnwàngto look ahead
- 展现zhǎnxiànto show
- 打开dǎkāito open
Learn 展开 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 98: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.