Meaning of 宽阔
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- expansive
- wide
- width
- thickness
How to use 宽阔
宽阔 describes physical spaces that are wide and open, such as roads, rivers, squares, or shoulders. It can also describe a broad mind or vision, as in 心胸宽阔. Example: 这条马路很宽阔。(Zhè tiáo mǎlù hěn kuānkuò.) This road is very wide.
宽 (kuān) means wide and sits under the roof radical 宀, like a roomy house. 阔 (kuò) has the door 门 around it, so picture a wide house with a broad doorway that opens onto open space.
Common mistake: Learners often write 阔 with the radical 氵 or confuse it with 活 (huó), since both contain 舌. Remember that 阔 is the 舌 part inside the door 门. Another trap is the tone: kuò is fourth tone, not kuō.
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宽 kuān · wide · 10 strokes
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阔 kuò · rich · 12 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 宽阔.
| 宽广 | kuānguǎng | wide; broad |
| 宽度 | kuāndù | width |
| 广阔 | guǎngkuò | wide; vast |
| 宽恕 | kuānshù | to forgive; forgiveness |
| 宽容 | kuānróng | lenient; tolerant |
| 开阔 | kāikuò | wide; open (spaces) |
| 宽敞 | kuānchang | spacious; wide |
| 宽松 | kuānsōng | spacious; roomy; uncrowded; (of clothes) loose and comfortable |
| 辽阔 | liáokuò | vast; extensive |
| 宽泛 | kuānfàn | wide-ranging |
| 宽厚 | kuānhòu | tolerant; generous |
| 拓宽 | tuòkuān | to broaden |
Questions about 宽阔
What does 宽阔 mean?
宽阔 (kuānkuò) means "expansive; wide" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 宽阔?
宽阔 is made of 2 characters: 宽 (10 strokes), 阔 (12 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.
Is 宽阔 an HSK word?
Yes. 宽阔 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 宽阔 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 宽阔 is written 寬闊.
What is the difference between 宽阔 and 广阔?
宽阔 focuses on width, like a wide road or river. 广阔 (guǎngkuò) stresses vast extent in all directions, like 广阔的草原 (a vast grassland) or 广阔的前景 (broad prospects).
Can 宽阔 describe a person?
Yes, but usually a body part or the mind, such as 宽阔的肩膀 (broad shoulders) or 心胸宽阔 (broad-minded). You would not say a person is 宽阔 on their own.