宽阔

寬闊

kuānkuò

adjective HSK 6 #22,934

Meanings

1 wide; broad; expansive

Characters

wide; expansive

Wide and expansive — both characters reinforce the meaning of breadth.

Examples

这条河非常宽阔。

Zhè tiáo hé fēicháng kuān kuò.

This river is very wide.

宽阔的马路上车来车往。

Kuān kuò de mǎlù shàng chē lái chē wǎng.

Cars come and go on the wide road.

他有宽阔的胸怀。

Tā yǒu kuān kuò de xiōnghuái.

He has a broad-minded character.

Tips

usage

宽阔 describes physical width (roads, rivers, land) and can also be figurative (宽阔的胸怀 = broad-mindedness). Compare with 广阔 (guǎng kuò), which emphasizes vastness of area.

Stroke Order

宽 kuān

阔 kuò