Meaning of 宽度
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- width
How to use 宽度
宽度 is a neutral noun used for objects, roads, rooms, rivers and screens, often with 有 or a number. It is common in measurements, product descriptions and instructions. Example: 这条路的宽度是十米。(Zhè tiáo lù de kuāndù shì shí mǐ.) This road is ten meters wide.
宽 (kuān) means wide, and 度 (dù) means a degree or measure, as in 温度 (wēndù) temperature. Put them together and you get the measure of how wide something is: width.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes say 这张桌子很宽度, but 宽度 is a noun, so use the adjective instead: 这张桌子很宽 (hěn kuān). Also keep the first-tone kuān distinct from 款 (kuǎn), which is third tone.
宽度 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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宽 kuān · wide · 10 strokes
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度 dù · to pass · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 宽度.
| 态度 | tàidù | manner; bearing |
| 角度 | jiǎodù | angle; (fig.) point of view |
| 温度 | wēndù | temperature |
| 速度 | sùdù | speed; rate; velocity; (music) tempo |
| 程度 | chéngdù | degree; level; extent |
| 制度 | zhìdù | system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution |
| 难度 | nándù | degree of difficulty |
| 度过 | dùguò | to pass; to spend (time) |
| 季度 | jìdù | quarter of a year; season (sports) |
| 宽广 | kuānguǎng | wide; broad |
| 高度 | gāodù | height; altitude |
| 过度 | guòdù | excessive; over- |
Questions about 宽度
What does 宽度 mean?
宽度 (kuāndù) means "width" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 宽度?
宽度 is made of 2 characters: 宽 (10 strokes), 度 (9 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.
Is 宽度 an HSK word?
Yes. 宽度 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 宽度 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 宽度 is written 寬度.
How do I say length and height in the same pattern?
Chinese uses the same 度 ending: 长度 (chángdù) is length and 高度 (gāodù) is height. In descriptions you often see 长度, 宽度 and 高度 listed together.
What is the difference between 宽度 and 宽?
宽 (kuān) is mainly an adjective meaning wide, as in 很宽. 宽度 names the measurement itself, so you ask 宽度是多少 (kuāndù shì duōshao) to ask how wide something is.