宽窄 (kuānzhǎi): width, breadth (lit. 'wide-and-…

Meanings

1 width, breadth (lit. 'wide-and-narrow')

Characters

宽

Examples

这条裤子的宽窄正合适。

Zhè tiáo kùzi de kuānzhǎi zhèng héshì.

The width of these trousers is just right.

测量一下门的宽窄。

Cèliáng yíxià mén de kuānzhǎi.

Measure the width of the door.

Tips

grammar

Antonym-compound noun for 'width-as-a-dimension'. The Chengdu tourist district 宽窄巷子 ('Wide and Narrow Alleys') uses the two as concrete modifiers, not as the width sense.

In Pop Culture

宽窄巷子 Kuānzhǎi xiàngzi

Kuanzhai Alley

Restored Qing-era pedestrian lanes in Chengdu, named after their parallel 宽 'wide' and 窄 'narrow' alleys — a major Sichuan tourist landmark

Stroke Order

宽 kuān

窄 zhǎi

Related Words

宽 kuān HSK 4 #4,760

wide / broad / lenient / relaxed

宽高 kuāngāo

width and height / dimensions (of a UI element / image)

宽度 kuāndù HSK 5 #23,741

width; breadth

宽恕 kuānshù HSK 7-9 #3,549

to forgive; to pardon

窄 zhǎi HSK 7-9 #11,030

narrow / tight / narrow-minded

宽容 kuānróng HSK 7-9 #7,510

tolerant; lenient / forgiving

宽泛 kuānfàn HSK 7-9 #31,031

broad; wide-ranging / vague; overly general

窄谱 zhǎipǔ

narrow-spectrum (of antibiotics, disinfectants, etc.)

宽大为怀 kuāndà-wéihuái

magnanimous / generous of spirit / to keep a broad-minded heart

宽解 kuānjiě

to relieve anxieties; to console / to comfort someone by easing their worries