加宽

加寬

jiākuān

verb #40,199

Meanings

1 to widen
2 to broaden

Characters

Examples

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.

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.

Tips

memory

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

Stroke Order

加 jiā

宽 kuān