拓宽

tuò kuān

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Rare

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Definitions

1. to broaden

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 缩小 suō xiǎo 缩小 suō xiǎo to reduce narrow down: to reduce

Related words

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• 拓展 tuò zhǎn 拓展 tuò zhǎn to expand (one's client base, outlook etc) extend, expand: to expand (one's client base, outlook etc)

Synonyms

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• 扩大 kuò dà 扩大 kuò dà to expand expand scope or scale: to expand

Usage notes

Collocations

Common collocations: 拓宽视野 (broaden horizons), 拓宽思路 (broaden one's thinking), 拓宽渠道 (expand channels).

Common mistakes

拓宽 (tuòkuān) often pairs with abstract objects like 思路 or 视野, not with concrete objects like 道路 (use 拓宽道路, but note that 拓宽 already implies broadening).

Child Words of 拓宽

• 宽 宽 kuān: wide
• 拓 拓 tà: to make a rubbing (e.g. of an inscription)
• 拓 拓 tuò: to expand