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延伸 (yán shēn) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

延伸 (yán shēn) is a Chinese word: to extend. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 延伸

动 dòng verb

to extend

这条公路延伸到山顶。

zhè tiáo gōng lù yán shēn dào shān dǐng

This highway extends to the mountaintop.

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Word breakdown

延 yán — to prolong, to continue

伸 shēn — to stretch out, to expand

Structure & writing
1 延 yán — to stretch and lengthen; to extend
延 is a component in 1 characters

consists of

Stroke order

2 伸 shēn — to stretch out; to extend

伸 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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