扩散
kuò sàn
Pinyin

Definition

扩散
 - 
kuò sàn
  1. to spread
  2. to proliferate
  3. to diffuse
  4. spread
  5. proliferation
  6. diffusion

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

散
sàn
  1. 1 variant of 散[sàn]
不见不散
bù jiàn bù sàn
  1. 1 lit. Even if we don't see each other, don't give up and leave (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. Be sure to wait!
  3. 3 See you there!
扩散
kuò sàn
  1. 1 to spread
  2. 2 to proliferate
  3. 3 to diffuse
  4. 4 spread
  5. 5 proliferation
  6. 6 diffusion
散步
sàn bù
  1. 1 to take a walk
  2. 2 to go for a walk
散发
sàn fā
  1. 1 to distribute
  2. 2 to emit
  3. 3 to issue
不欢而散
bù huān ér sàn
  1. 1 to part on bad terms
  2. 2 (of a meeting etc) to break up in discord
分散
fēn sàn
  1. 1 to scatter
  2. 2 to disperse
  3. 3 to distribute
吹散
chuī sàn
  1. 1 to disperse
失散
shī sàn
  1. 1 to lose touch with
  2. 2 missing
  3. 3 scattered
  4. 4 separated from
懒散
lǎn sǎn
  1. 1 inactive
  2. 2 careless
  3. 3 lazy
  4. 4 indolent
  5. 5 negligent
打散
dǎ sàn
  1. 1 to scatter
  2. 2 to break sth up
  3. 3 to beat (an egg)
拆散
chāi sàn
  1. 1 to break up (a marriage, family etc)
散伙
sàn huǒ
  1. 1 to disband
  2. 2 (of a partnership, group etc) to break up
散布
sàn bù
  1. 1 to disseminate
散场
sàn chǎng
  1. 1 (of a theater) to empty
  2. 2 (of a show) to end
散失
sàn shī
  1. 1 to squander
  2. 2 lost
散学
sàn xué
  1. 1 end of school
散心
sàn xīn
  1. 1 to drive away cares
  2. 2 to relieve boredom
散户
sǎn hù
  1. 1 individual (shareholder)
  2. 2 the small investor
散打
sàn dǎ
  1. 1 mixed martial arts

Idioms (20)

一哄而散
yī hōng ér sàn
  1. 1 to disperse in confusion (idiom)
一拍两散
yī pāi liǎng sàn
  1. 1 (of marriage or business partners) to break up (idiom)
  2. 2 to separate
一盘散沙
yī pán sǎn shā
  1. 1 lit. like a sheet of loose sand
  2. 2 fig. unable to cooperate (idiom)
不见不散
bù jiàn bù sàn
  1. 1 lit. Even if we don't see each other, don't give up and leave (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. Be sure to wait!
  3. 3 See you there!
作鸟兽散
zuò niǎo shòu sàn
  1. 1 lit. scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to head off in various directions
  3. 3 to flee helter-skelter
千里搭长棚，没有不散的宴席
qiān lǐ dā cháng péng , méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí
  1. 1 even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)
天下没有不散的筵席
tiān xià méi yǒu bù sàn de yán xí
  1. 1 all good things must come to an end (idiom)
好聚好散
hǎo jù hǎo sàn
  1. 1 to part without hard feelings (idiom)
  2. 2 to cut the knot as smoothly as you tied it
如鸟兽散
rú niǎo shòu sàn
  1. 1 to scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)
  2. 2 to flee in all directions
妻离子散
qī lí zǐ sàn
  1. 1 a family wrenched apart (idiom)
披头散发
pī tóu sàn fà
  1. 1 with dishevelled hair (idiom)
  2. 2 with one's hair down
散兵游勇
sǎn bīng yóu yǒng
  1. 1 lit. straggling and disbanded soldiers (idiom); fig. disorganized uncoordinated action
散心解闷
sàn xīn jiě mèn
  1. 1 to divert one's mind from boredom (idiom)
树倒猢狲散
shù dǎo hú sūn sàn
  1. 1 When the tree topples the monkeys scatter. (idiom); fig. an opportunist abandons an unfavorable cause
  2. 2 Rats leave a sinking ship.
尽欢而散
jìn huān ér sàn
  1. 1 to disperse after a happy time (idiom)
  2. 2 everyone enjoys themselves to the full then party breaks up
阴魂不散
yīn hún bù sàn
  1. 1 lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the influence still lingers on
  3. 3 the spirit (of some doctrine) is still alive
云散风流
yún sàn fēng liú
  1. 1 lit. clouds scatter, wind flows (idiom); the crisis settles down
  2. 2 people disperse home
  3. 3 things return to normal
云消雾散
yún xiāo wù sàn
  1. 1 the clouds melt and the mists disperse (idiom)
  2. 2 to clear up
  3. 3 to vanish into thin air
风流云散
fēng liú yún sàn
  1. 1 lit. dispersed by wind and scattered like clouds (idiom); fig. scattered far and wide (of friends and relatives)
魂飞魄散
hún fēi pò sàn
  1. 1 lit. the soul flies away and scatters (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be frightened stiff
  3. 3 spooked out of one's mind
  4. 4 terror-stricken

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