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zhǎn kāi · zhan kai

Traditional 展開

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我(wǒ)们(men)分(fēn)散(sàn)开(kāi)来(lái)并(bìng)在(zài)树(shù)林(lín)中(zhōng)展(zhǎn)开(kāi)搜(sōu)索(suǒ)。

We spread out and began to search through the woods.

他(tā)把(bǎ)地(dì)图(tú)展(zhǎn)开(kāi)，铺(pū)在(zài)桌(zhuō)子(zi)上(shàng)。

He unfolded the map and spread it on the table.

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to spread out; to open up

to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start

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