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宽松 (kuān sōng) — (of clothing) loose and comfortable; (of space) spacious and uncrowded; (of atmosphere, rules, or finances) relaxed, lenient, comfortable

Definition

宽松 spans physical space (loose clothes, roomy area) and also atmosphere or policy (relaxed, lenient). For physical comfort prefer 舒服; 宽敞 is just spatial; 宽容 is the verb for tolerating people.

adjective
(of clothing) loose and comfortable(of space) spacious and uncrowded(of atmosphere, rules, or finances) relaxedlenientcomfortable

Examples

  • 宽松，。
    Zhè jiàn dà yī hěn kuān sōng, dōng tiān chuān zài lǐ miàn yě bù jué dé jǐn.
    This coat is very loose, and wearing it inside in winter doesn't feel tight.
  • 宽松，。
    Zhè ge fáng jiān hěn kuān sōng, fàng le liǎng zhāng chuáng hái jué de hěn kuān chang.
    This room is spacious; even after putting two beds, it still feels roomy.
  • 宽松，。
    Gōng sī de guǎn lǐ zhèng cè bǐ jiào kuān sōng, yuán gōng kě yǐ líng huó ān pái gōng zuò shí jiān.
    The company's management policy is relatively relaxed; employees can flexibly arrange their work hours.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

宽kuānroomy
松sōngloose

“宽” roomy and “松” loose combine to describe comfortable space or relaxed conditions.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 寬; 宽 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
宀宀miánhouse
Sound part声符shēngfú
萈
萈huán寬kuān
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 寬 pairs 宀, a house, with 萈, a goat used for sound, to show a spacious house; the simplified 宽 is a later abbreviation.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùwood
Sound part声符shēngfú
公
公gōng松sōng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

松 uses 木 (wood) to show it is a tree, and 公 to give the sound.

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