舒展 shūzhǎn to roll out
to roll out; to extend; to smooth out; to unfold
How to remember 舒展: 舒 comfortable + 展 display = to roll out.
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How it is used
- To stretch out / unfurl and relax - 舒展身体 (shūzhǎn shēntǐ) to stretch the body, 眉头舒展开来 (méitóu shūzhǎn kāilái) the frown eased away.
- Both physical unfolding (limbs, petals, wrinkles) and the relaxed, unpinched look of a face at ease.
- Pleasant register; the opposite of tense and knotted (紧锁的眉头).