发展fā zhǎnto develop

1. 1.

   to developverb

2. 2.

   to growverb

3. 3.

   developmentnoun

• 发to develop
• 展to spread out

发展 works as a verb (发展得很快) and a noun (经济的发展). 去大城市发展 means to go to a big city to develop and grow.

1. HSK 4

   这座城市发展得很快。

   Zhè zuò chéngshì fāzhǎn de hěn kuài.

   This city is developing very fast.

2. HSK 3

   这里的发展很快。

   Zhèlǐ de fāzhǎn hěn kuài.

   The development here is fast.

3. HSK 3

   他想去大城市发展。

   Tā xiǎng qù dà chéngshì fāzhǎn.

   He wants to go to a big city to develop.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你的家乡变化大吗？

   Nǐ de jiāxiāng biànhuà dà ma?

   Are the changes in your hometown big?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   很大，这几年发展得很快。

   Hěn dà, zhè jǐ nián fāzhǎn de hěn kuài.

   A lot; it has developed fast these past few years.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   有新的机场吗？

   Yǒu xīn de jīchǎng ma?

   Is there a new airport?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   有，去年刚开。

   Yǒu, qùnián gāng kāi.

   Yes, it just opened last year.

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