HSK 6 · Verbs

施展 shīzhǎn “to make full use of” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 施展 means

  1. to make full use of
  2. to display (one’s skills)
  3. to use fully
  4. to put to use

How to say 施展

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale施shī1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale展zhǎn3rd tone, dipping

施展 in a sentence

  1. 这份工作让他可以施展自己的才能。

    Zhè fèn gōngzuò ràng tā kěyǐ shīzhǎn zìjǐ de cáinéng.

    This job lets him make full use of his talents.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 厨师在比赛中施展了自己的拿手好菜。

    Chúshī zài bǐsài zhōng shīzhǎn le zìjǐ de náshǒu hǎo cài.

    The chef showed off his best dishes in the competition.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 施展 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 施 (shī) with each of its parts in a different colour
施shīto put into effect
  • 方square · fāng
  • 㐌a tribe of savages in South China · tā
The character 展 (zhǎn) drawn as one shape
展zhǎnto spread out

展 is a single shape of 10 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

How to write 施展

施 9 strokes · 展 10 strokes

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

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

Words related to 施展

Words with 施

设施shèshī · facilities措施cuòshī · measure施加shījiā · to exert实施shíshī · to implement

Words with 展

发展fāzhǎn · development展开zhǎnkāi · to unfold展览zhǎnlǎn · to put on display开展kāizhǎn · to launch展示zhǎnshì · to display展现zhǎnxiàn · to show进展jìnzhǎn · progress展望zhǎnwàng · outlook

More words: Common Verbs

施加shījiā · to exert实施shíshī · to implement试图shìtú · to attempt实行shíxíng · to put into practice收藏shōucáng · to collect守护shǒuhù · to guard收缩shōusuō · to shrink授予shòuyǔ · to award

FAQs

施展 (shīzhǎn) means “to make full use of” or “to display (one’s skills)”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it shīzhǎn: shī with a 1st tone, then zhǎn with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 施展 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type shizhan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 施展 from the suggestions. Typing shizhan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
施展 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.