扩大 kuò dà
“to expand; to enlarge; to broaden one's scope”
verb, verb / nounHSK 4 · 2021 list level 4Traditional 擴大
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
扩大 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 2681: 扩大 kuòdà — Level 5; official annotation 5 (动). PDF page 147
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 扩大
扩大 means to make something larger in scale, range, or influence. It is a transitive verb and is commonly used as 扩大 + noun, especially with words like 市场、范围、规模、影响、招生. It is not the usual verb for increasing a countable number or amount.
例句Example sentences
- 公司想扩大市场，所以准备在网上做广告。gōng sī xiǎng kuò dà shì chǎng, suǒ yǐ zhǔn bèi zài wǎng shàng zuò guǎng gào.The company wants to expand the market, so it plans to advertise online.
- 学校扩大了招生范围，更多学生可以报名。xué xiào kuò dà le zhāo shēng fàn wéi, gèng duō xué sheng kě yǐ bào míng.The school expanded its enrollment scope, so more students can apply.
- 读这本书可以帮助我们扩大知识面。dú zhè běn shū kě yǐ bāng zhù wǒ men kuò dà zhī shi miàn.Reading this book can help us broaden our knowledge.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗这家公司扩大了五十个员工。
✓这家公司增加了五十个员工。
扩大 is used for scale, range, or influence, not for countable numbers of people; use 增加 for numbers.