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可持续发展

kě chí xù fā zhǎndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
sustainable development
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-8addf6dde15f5b57. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

可持續發展 可持续发展 [ke3 chi2 xu4 fa1 zhan3] /sustainable development/

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Other forms in these source records: 可持續發展

  • 可
    kě

    (prefix) can / may / able to / -able / to approve / to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly / very / but / however

    kè

    used in 可汗[kè hán]

  • 持
    chí

    to hold / to grasp / to support / to maintain / to persevere / to manage / to run (i.e. administer) / to control

  • 续
    xù

    to continue / to replenish

  • 发
    fā

    to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money / classifier for gunshots (rounds)

    fà

    hair / Taiwan pr. [fǎ]

  • 展
    zhǎn

    to spread out / to open up / to exhibit / to put into effect / to postpone / to prolong / exhibition

    Zhǎn

    surname Zhan

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.