展 zhǎn

1. zhǎn verb to spread out; to extend
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 展 is synonymous with 舒展 or 伸展 in this sense (ABC 'zhǎn' 展 v, p. 1236; FE '展' 2; Kroll 2015 '展' 1, p. 590; Mathews 1931 '展' 2, p. 15; NCCED '展' 2, p. 2050)
2. zhǎn verb to postpone; to prolong
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 展 is synonymous with 延长 in this sense; for example, 展期 extend a period (ABC 'zhǎn' 展 bf 1, p. 1236; CCD '展' 3; FE '展' 5; Guoyu '展' v 3; Kroll 2015 '展' 1b, p. 590; NCCED '展' 3, p. 2050)
3. zhǎn verb to put into effect
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 展 is synonymous with 施展 in this sense (CCD '展' 2; Guoyu '展' v 5; NCCED '展' 6, p. 2050)
4. zhǎn verb to exhibit; to show
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Media
   Notes: 展 is synonymous with 陈列 in this sense (BC 'zhǎn' 展 bf 2, p. 1236; CCD '展' 4; Guoyu '展' v 7; Kroll 2015 '展' 1a, p. 590; NCCED '展' 5, p. 2050)
5. zhǎn verb to turn
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 展 is synonymous with 转 in this sense. Etymology: 展：轉也。(Shuo Wen; Guoyu '展' v 1; Kroll 2015 '展' 4, p. 590)
6. zhǎn verb to expand
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 展 is synonymous with 扩大 or 扩展 in this sense (ABC 'zhǎn' 展 v, p. 1236; FE '展' 4; Guoyu '展' v 4; NCCED '展' 2, p. 2050)
7. zhǎn verb to record
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 记录 (Guoyu '展' v 8)
8. zhǎn verb to open up
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 打开 (ABC 'zhǎn' 展 v, p. 1236; CCD '展' 1; FE '展' 1; Guoyu '展' v 2; Kroll 2015 '展' 1, p. 590; Mathews 1931 '展', p. 15; NCCED '展' 1, p. 2050)
9. zhǎn verb to unroll; to unfold
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (FE '展' 3; Kroll 2015 '展' 1, p. 590; Mathews 1931 '展', p. 15)
10. zhǎn verb to inspect
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 省视 (Guoyu '展' v 6; Kroll 2015 '展' 2, p. 590)
11. zhǎn proper noun Zhan
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (ABC 'zhǎn' 展 n, p. 1236; CCD '展' 5).
12. zhǎn verb to be truthful
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '展' 3, p. 590)
13. zhǎn verb to pollute
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As a variant of 沾 (Guoyu '展' v 9)
14. zhǎn verb to visit
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (ABC 'zhǎn' 展 bf 3, p. 1236; FE '展' 6)
15. zhǎn suffix exhibition
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (ABC 'zhǎn' 展 suffix, p. 1236)

Contained in

• 花枝招展 lovely scene of blossoming plants swaying in the breeze; gorgeously dressed (woman)
• 招展 to flutter; to sway
• 展眉 to beam with joy; all smiles
• 展平 to flatten out (paper, film, metal plates etc)
• 发展中(發展中) developing; under development; in the pipeline
• 展开(展開) to open; to unfold; to carry out ; to do on a grand scale
• 一展身手 to showcase one's (unique) talents; to display one's (individual) prowess
• 技术发展(技術發展) technological development
• 翅展 wingspan
• 发展商(發展商) (real estate etc) developer
• 展限 to extend a deadline
• 商展 trade show; exhibition of goods
• 展翼 (for a bird) to open its wings
• 展放 to blossom
• 迎风招展(迎風招展) to flutter in the wind
• 个展(個展) a one-person exhibition
• 伸展 to stretch
• 展发(展發) to display
• 舒展 to unfold; to stretch ; smooth; without wrinkles ; to relax
• 水产展(水產展) seafood show (trade fair)
• 展室 exhibition room
• 畸形发展(畸形發展) abnormal development
• 回顾展(回顧展) retrospective (exhibition)
• 展露 to expose; to reveal
• 展览(展覽) to put on display; to exhibit ; exhibition; show
• 展现(展現) to come out; to emerge
• 翼展 wingspan
• 发展(發展) to develop
• 愁眉不展 with a worried frown
• 展读(展讀) to open [a book] and read
• 迅速发展(迅速發展) to develop rapidly
• 可展曲面 a developable surface
• 延展性 ductility ; ductility
• 展转(展轉) to change continuously ; to toss about; to turn over in one's mind ; complex; indirect ; to roam; to pass through many places or hands
• 展品 exhibit; displayed item
• 经济发展(經濟發展) economic development
• 发展中国家(發展中國家) developing country
• 展出 to put on display; to be on show; to exhibit
• 人格发展(人格發展) personality development
• 展具 to put something on display
• 展列 to lay out one's products; to display
• 会议展览(會議展覽) conferences and exhibitions
• 展笑 to smile
• 展示 to open up; to reveal; to display
• 展评(展評) to display for evaluation; to exhibit and compare
• 经济合作与发展组织(經濟合作與發展組織) Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
• 展期 to extend the period; to reschedule (a debt) ; exhibition period

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Collocations

• 子展 (子展) 子展 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 35
• 展曰 (展曰) 叔展曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 18
• 邓展 (鄧展) 鄧展 — Book of Han 漢書, 漢書敘例 Preface to the Book of Han — count: 10
• 展舆 (展輿) 及展輿 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 7
• 展禽 (展禽) 使受命于展禽 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 6
• 展筩 (展筩) 展筩爲述 — Book of Later Han 後漢書, 第三十 輿服下 冕冠 長冠 委貌冠 皮弁冠 爵弁冠 通天冠 遠遊冠 高山冠...Volume 120: Travel and Dress Part Two — count: 4
• 莒展 (莒展) 莒展輿出奔吳 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 3
• 渠展 (渠展) 齊有渠展之鹽 — Guanzi 管子, 地數第七十七 Chapter 77: Land Management — count: 3
• 展意 (展意) 劉歆以為舒者侯王展意顓事 — Book of Han 漢書, 卷二十七下之下 五行志 Volume 27e: Treatise on the Five Elements 5 — count: 3
• 展亲 (展親) 時庸展親 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 旅獒 Zhou Shu - Hounds of Lu — count: 3