拓宽

拓寬

tuòkuān

verb HSK 7-9 #27,096

Meanings

1 to broaden
2 to widen
3 to expand

Characters

to expand; to open up

Examples

政府计划拓宽这条公路。

Zhèngfǔ jìhuà tuòkuān zhè tiáo gōnglù.

The government plans to widen this highway.

阅读可以拓宽视野。

Yuèdú kěyǐ tuòkuān shìyě.

Reading can broaden one's horizons.

Tips

usage

拓宽 can be used both literally (widen a road) and figuratively (broaden one's horizons/knowledge). 拓宽视野 (broaden one's horizons) is a very common collocation.

Stroke Order

拓 tuò

宽 kuān