广阔

guǎng kuò

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Adjective Uncommon

Definitions

1. wide
2. vast

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 狭窄 xiá zhǎi 狭窄 xiá zhǎi narrow opposite of wide or vast: narrow

Related words

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• 辽阔 liáo kuò 辽阔 liáo kuò vast; extensive especially vast, boundless expanses: vast; extensive

Synonyms

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• 宽广 kuān guǎng 宽广 kuān guǎng wide describing physical spaces or abstract breadth: wide

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used in literary or formal contexts, such as 广阔天地 (vast world) or 前景广阔 (broad prospects). Avoid in casual daily conversation about small spaces.

Common mistakes

Don't use 广阔 for describing physical width of objects like a road or door; use 宽 or 宽敞 instead. 广阔 emphasizes expansiveness, not mere width.

Example Sentences

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那片沙漠非常 广阔 。

That stretch of desert is very vast.

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Child Words of 广阔

• 广 广 yǎn: \house on a cliff\ radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc
• 广 广 guǎng: wide
• 阔 阔 kuò: rich