广袤 (guǎng mào) — (noun) vastness; the breadth and width of land
Definition
A literary noun for the vast expanse of land — 广 covers the east–west breadth, 袤 the north–south length. Used almost exclusively in written Chinese, never in casual speech.
noun
vastnessthe breadth and width of land
Examples
- 广袤。Zhè piàn tǔ dì de guǎng mào ràng rén gǎn dào zhèn hàn.The vastness of this land is awe-inspiring.
- 广袤。guǎng mào Shì cǎo yuán zuì xiǎn zhù de tè zhēng.Expansiveness is the most striking feature of the grasslands.
- ，广袤。Cóng shān dǐng wàng qù, dà dì de guǎng mào jìn shōu yǎn dǐ.From the mountaintop, the vastness of the earth is fully visible.
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