绽放 zhànfàng to blossom
How to remember 绽放: 绽 to crack + 放 put = to blossom.
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How it is used
- To bloom/burst open, literally of flowers - 花朵绽放 (huāduǒ zhànfàng) flowers blossom.
- Very common figuratively: 绽放笑容 (zhànfàng xiàoróng) to break into a smile; 绽放光彩 (zhànfàng guāngcǎi) to shine brilliantly.
- Poetic/positive register, evoking beauty coming into full display.