HSK 6 · Verbs

延伸 yánshēn “to extend” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 延伸 means

  1. to extend
  2. to stretch
  3. to expand
  4. to spread

How to say 延伸

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale延yán2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale伸shēn1st tone, high and level

延伸 in a sentence

  1. 这条小路一直延伸到海边。

    Zhè tiáo xiǎolù yìzhí yánshēn dào hǎibiān.

    This little path stretches all the way to the sea.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这个话题可以延伸出很多问题。

    Zhè ge huàtí kěyǐ yánshēn chū hěn duō wèntí.

    This topic can lead on to lots of other questions.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 延伸 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 延 (yán) with each of its parts in a different colour
延yánto prolong
  • 丿slash · piě
  • 㢟to walk slowly
The character 伸 (shēn) with each of its parts in a different colour
伸shēnto stretch
  • 亻person form of 人 · rén
  • 申to report · shēn

How to write 延伸

延 6 strokes · 伸 7 strokes

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

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

Words related to 延伸

Words with 延

延长yáncháng · to prolong延期yánqī · to postpone延续yánxù · to continue蔓延mànyán · to spread拖延tuōyán · to delay

Words with 伸

伸shēn · to stretch

More words: Common Verbs

削弱xuēruò · to weaken寻觅xúnmì · to seek掩盖yǎngài · to cover up掩护yǎnhù · to cover掩饰yǎnshì · to cover up摇摆yáobǎi · to sway压缩yāsuō · to compress压榨yāzhà · to squeeze

FAQs

延伸 (yánshēn) means “to extend” or “to stretch”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it yánshēn: yán with a 2nd tone, then shēn with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 延伸 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type yanshen with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 延伸 from the suggestions. Typing yanshen into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
延伸 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.