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Enlarge in Chinese

to enlarge · HSK 5

扩大 kuò dà

  1. 扩 kuò to expand
  2. 大 dà big

公司今年打算扩大规模。 The company plans to expand this year.

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How do you say enlarge in Chinese?

Enlarge in Chinese is 扩大 (kuò dà). You can also say 放大 (fàng dà).

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