# 扩散 (kuòsàn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 扩散 (kuòsàn) means “to spread; to diffuse”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to spread; to diffuse
- Pinyin: kuòsàn (kuo4 san4)
- Traditional: 擴散
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 浓烟很快在房间里扩散开来。
  Nóngyān hěn kuài zài fángjiān lǐ kuòsàn kāilái.
  Thick smoke quickly spread throughout the room.

## Characters

- [扩](https://hanziro.com/word/kuo-enlarge/) (kuò): to enlarge; to expand
- [散](https://hanziro.com/word/san-disperse/) (sàn): to disperse; to scatter

https://hanziro.com/word/kuo-san-spread/

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