fán yǎn

繁衍 (fán yǎn) is a Chinese word meaning “to multiply; to reproduce; to increase gradually in number or quantity”.

Meanings

  1. 1to multiply
  2. 2to reproduce
  3. 3to increase gradually in number or quantity

Characters in 繁衍

繁fán · complicated衍yǎn · to spread out

Related words

频繁frequently繁殖to breed繁忙busy繁荣prosperous; booming敷衍to elaborate (on a theme)繁星many stars繁华flourishing繁重heavy繁文缛节convoluted and overelaborate (document)繁琐many and complicated衍生to give rise to繁complicated

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