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阔绰 (kuò chuò) — extravagant; liberal with money; ostentatious

Definition

阔绰 describes a person who is ostentatiously generous with money — flashy spending that others can see, not just being rich. It is more about visible, showy display than 奢侈 (which describes the luxury itself).

adjective
extravagantliberal with moneyostentatious

Examples

  • 阔绰，。
    Tā chū shǒu kuò chuò, yì qǐng kè jiù diǎn zuì guì de cài.
    He is liberal with money; whenever he treats people, he orders the most expensive dishes.
  • 阔绰，。
    Zhè zhǒng kuò chuò de shēng huó fāng shì, yì bān rén fù dān bù qǐ.
    This kind of extravagant lifestyle is unaffordable for ordinary people.
  • ，阔绰。
    Tā suī rán yǒu qián, dàn cóng bù xiǎn dé kuò chuò.
    Although he is rich, he never appears ostentatious.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

阔kuòwealthy
绰chuòample

阔 means wealthy and 绰 means ample, together they describe generous spending.

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 闊; 阔 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
門門méngate; door
Sound part声符shēngfú
活
活huó闊kuò
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.

Open 阔 →

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 綽; 绰 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
⽷⽷⽷
Sound part声符shēngfú
卓
卓zhuó綽chuò
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 綽 pairs ⽷ with 卓 as a sound part; the simplified 绰 is a shorthand, and its parts are not the historical components.

Open 绰 →
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