广阔 (guǎng kuò) — vast, wide, broad (of physical space or abstrac…

Definition

Emphasizes great extent in space or scope, more emphatic than 广. 辽阔 suits open terrain (grasslands, sky); 开阔 pairs with mind, vision, horizons.

adjective

vastwidebroad (of physical space or abstract scope)

广阔。
Cǎo yuán shàng yǒu yí piàn guǎng kuò de tián yě.
There is a vast field on the grassland.
广阔。
Tā de zhī shi miàn fēi cháng guǎng kuò.
His range of knowledge is very broad.
，广阔。
Zhè ge xiǎo zhèn de shī yè wèn tí hěn yán jùn, jí xū guǎng kuò de jiù yè jī huì.
This small town's unemployment problem is severe and urgently needs vast job opportunities.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

广 and 阔 both mean broad or wide, together emphasizing great extent.

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 廣; 广 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

黃

黃huáng廣guǎng

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 廣 combines 广 (meaning part) with 黃 (sound part); the simplified 广 is a later shorthand, not the full historical shape.

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 闊; 阔 is its simplified writing.

門活闊

Meaning part形符xíngfú

門門méngate; door

Sound part声符shēngfú

活

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 闊 shows 門, a gate or door, with 活, which gives the sound; the simplified 阔 is a later shorthand.

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