发展 (fāzhǎn) means Development (grow - expand). Below are 21 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
这个城市 发展 得很快。
Zhège chéngshì fāzhǎn de hěn kuài.
This city is developing very fast.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 发展
公司打算 发展 新的技术。
Gōngsī dǎsuàn fāzhǎn xīn de jìshù.
The company plans to develop new technology.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 发展
科技 发展 日新月异。
Kējì fāzhǎn rìxīnyuèyì.
Technology develops by leaps and bounds.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 日新月异
创新是 发展 的引擎。
Chuàngxīn shì fāzhǎn de yǐnqíng.
Innovation is the engine of development.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 引擎
这家企业 发展 得很快。
Zhè jiā qǐyè fāzhǎn de hěn kuài.
This business is growing fast.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 企业
公司调整了 发展 战略。
Gōngsī tiáozhěng le fāzhǎn zhànlüè.
The company adjusted its development strategy.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 战略
工业 发展 带来了新问题。
Gōngyè fāzhǎn dài lái le xīn wèntí.
Industrial development has brought new problems.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 工业
他谋求的是长远的 发展 。
Tā móuqiú de shì chángyuǎn de fāzhǎn.
What he seeks is long-term development.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 谋求
要用 发展 的眼光看问题。
Yào yòng fāzhǎn de yǎnguāng kàn wèntí.
One should look at problems with an eye to how things develop.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 眼光
事情的 发展 在意料之中。
Shìqing de fāzhǎn zài yìliào zhī zhōng.
The way things developed was as anticipated.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 意料
经济 发展 有自己的周期。
Jīngjì fāzhǎn yǒu zìjǐ de zhōuqī.
Economic development has its own cycles.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 周期
这个国家的经济 发展 很快。
Zhège guójiā de jīngjì fāzhǎn hěn kuài.
This country's economy is growing fast.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 经济
事态正在向好的方向 发展 。
Shìtài zhèngzài xiàng hǎo de fāngxiàng fāzhǎn.
The situation is developing in a good direction.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 事态
公司确定了今年的 发展 方针。
Gōngsī quèdìng le jīnnián de fāzhǎn fāngzhēn.
The company has settled its development policy for this year.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 方针
他们依托本地资源 发展 旅游。
Tāmen yītuō běndì zīyuán fāzhǎn lǚyóu.
They developed tourism on the strength of local resources.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 依托
语言随着社会的变迁不断 发展 。
Yǔyán suízhe shèhuì de biànqiān búduàn fāzhǎn.
Language keeps developing as society changes.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 变迁
这个国家的航天技术 发展 很快。
Zhège guójiā de hángtiān jìshù fāzhǎn hěn kuài.
This country's space technology is developing fast.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 航天
海外同胞也很关心家乡的 发展 。
Hǎiwài tóngbāo yě hěn guānxīn jiāxiāng de fāzhǎn.
Compatriots overseas also care about their home town's development.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 同胞
这个地区正在大力 发展 新兴产业。
Zhège dìqū zhèngzài dàlì fāzhǎn xīnxīng chǎnyè.
This region is vigorously developing emerging industries.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 产业
这里气候温和， 发展 农业得天独厚。
Zhèlǐ qìhòu wēnhé, fāzhǎn nóngyè détiāndúhòu.
The mild climate here gives farming exceptional natural advantages.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 得天独厚
伴随着经济 发展 ，环境问题也越来越突出。
Bànsuízhe jīngjì fāzhǎn, huánjìng wèntí yě yuè lái yuè tūchū.
Along with economic development, environmental problems have become ever more prominent.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 伴随
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How is 发展 used in a sentence?
This page shows 21 sentences using 发展 (fāzhǎn, "Development (grow - expand)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
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Is 发展 an HSK word?
Yes — 发展 is on the official HSK 4 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 4 page.
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