加宽

加寬

jiākuān

verb #40,199

Meanings

1 to widen
2 to broaden

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

请把这条裤子加宽两厘米。

Qǐng bǎ zhè tiáo kùzi jiākuān liǎng límǐ.

Please let these trousers out by two centimeters.

HSK 7-9

这条路要加宽到六车道。

Zhè tiáo lù yào jiākuān dào liù chēdào.

This road will be widened to six lanes.

Tips

memory

加 'add' + 宽 'wide' = add width, hence widen. The same 加 + adjective pattern produces 加长 (lengthen), 加深 (deepen), 加快 (speed up).

Stroke Order

加 jiā

宽 kuān