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 kuānkuò.

This river is very wide.

宽阔的马路上车来车往。

Kuānkuò de mǎlù shàngchē lái chē wǎng.

Cars come and go on the wide road.

他有宽阔的胸怀。

Tā yǒu kuānkuò 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