kuàng
adjective #23,832

Meanings

  1. 1 vast
  2. 2 spacious
  3. 3 open
  4. 4 to neglect
  5. 5 to skip (class or work)

Examples

Yī wàng wú jì de kuàngyě lìng rén xīnkuàngshényí.
The boundless open wilderness brings peace and joy to the heart.
Tā kuàngkè bèi lǎoshī fāxiàn le.
He was caught by the teacher for skipping class.
Tā xīnxiōng kuàngdá, cóng bù jìjiào xiǎo shì.
She is broad-minded and never dwells on small matters.

Tips

usage
has two main senses: (1) vast/open/spacious, as in 旷野 (open wilderness) or (broad-minded); (2) to neglect or skip, as in 旷课 (skip class) or 旷工 (skip work). Both senses are common in written Chinese.

Stroke Order

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