🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

重新开发

Pronunciation / Transliteration: chóngxīn kāifā

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Redevelop/ˌriːdɪˈvɛlp/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"城市计划重新开发旧工业区。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To develop something again or in a different way, often with the intention of improving it.

    "The city plans to redevelop the old industrial area into a vibrant community space."
  2. 2

    To make significant changes to an existing structure or system to enhance its functionality or aesthetics.

    "The company decided to redevelop its website to better serve its customers."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'redevelop' is derived from the prefix 're-', meaning 'again', and the verb 'develop', which comes from the Old French 'desveloper', meaning 'to unwrap' or 'unfold'. The word has evolved through the 19th century to encompass the idea of improving or reconstructing something that already exists.

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