HSK 6 · Verbs

蔓延 mànyán “to spread” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 蔓延 means

  1. to spread
  2. to extend

How to say 蔓延

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale蔓màn4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale延yán2nd tone, rising

蔓延 in a sentence

  1. 这些措施可以预防疾病蔓延。

    Zhèxiē cuòshī kěyǐ yùfáng jíbìng mànyán.

    These measures can prevent the disease from spreading.

    Sentence #742937 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 火势以扇形迅速蔓延。

    Huǒshì yǐ shànxíng xùnsù mànyán.

    The fire spread rapidly in a fan shape.

    Sentence #348581 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 蔓延 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 蔓 (màn) with each of its parts in a different colour
蔓màntrailing or climbing stem; vine
  • 艹grass form of 艸 · cǎo
  • 曼long · màn
The character 延 (yán) with each of its parts in a different colour
延yánto prolong
  • 丿slash · piě
  • 㢟to walk slowly

How to write 蔓延

蔓 14 strokes · 延 6 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

蔓延 (mànyán) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 蔓延 (mànyán). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 蔓延

Words with 延

延长yáncháng · to prolong延期yánqī · to postpone延续yánxù · to continue拖延tuōyán · to delay延伸yánshēn · to extend

More words: Common Verbs

履行lǚxíng · to fulfil迈mài · to step埋没máimò · to bury埋葬máizàng · to bury (the dead)冒充màochōng · to pass oneself off as眯mī · to narrow one’s eyes瞄准miáozhǔn · to aim at弥补míbǔ · to make up for

FAQs

蔓延 (mànyán) means “to spread” or “to extend”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it mànyán: màn with a 4th tone, then yán with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 蔓延 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type manyan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 蔓延 from the suggestions. Typing manyan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
蔓延 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.