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Fa Zhan - Daily Mandarin Lesson

"Development" in Mandarin Chinese

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Fa Zhan

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Meaning

development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand

Pronunciation

Tone marks: ►fā zhǎn
Tone numbers: fa1 zhan3

Chinese Characters

Traditional: 發展
Simplified: 发展

First Character: 發 (fā) – to send out; to show (one`s feeling); to issue; to develop
Second Character: 展 (zhǎn) – to use; to spread out; to postpone; to unfold

Examples of Fā Zhǎn

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Zhègè ànzi yǒu xīn de fāzhǎn.
trad - 這個案子有新的發展。
simp - 这个案子有新的发展。
There are new developments in this legal case.

Tā juédìng zhāo yǎnyì jiè fāzhǎn.
trad - 她決定朝演藝界發展。
simp - 她决定朝演艺界发展。 She has decided to start a career in the entertainment industry.

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