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蔓延

màn yán

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

蔓延 (màn yán) means "to extend; to spread". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 蔓延 means

1. to extend
2. to spread

The characters in 蔓延

• 蔓màncreeper; to spread
• 延yánto prolong; to extend; to delay

Example sentences

• 火势以扇形迅速蔓延。
  Huǒshì yǐ shànxíng xùnsùmànyán.
  The fire spread out in a fan-shape.
• 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.
• 他穿过公园时，一阵寒意顺着脊背蔓延而下。
  A chill ran down his spine as he crossed the park.

Words starting with 蔓延

• 蔓延全国màn yán quán guóto spread throughout the entire country

Where 蔓延 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · máng–méi (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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