Chinese word

广泛

Pronunciation

Pinyinguǎng fàn

Meaning

  • adjectivebroad

Example

他对社会问题有广泛的兴趣。tā duì shè huì wèn tí yǒu guǎng fàn de xìng qù

He has a broad interest in social issues.

Illustration for 广泛 (broad)

More examples

这种观点在学术界得到了广泛的支持。zhè zhǒng guān diǎn zài xué shù jiè dé dào le guǎng fàn de zhī chí

This view has received widespread support in academic circles.

Core concept

Coverage that fans outward until it includes many parts of a field.

Common phrases

  • 广泛的应用guǎng fàn de yìng yòng

    broad application

  • 广泛的影响guǎng fàn de yíng xiǎng

    broad influence

  • 广泛的关注guǎng fàn de guān zhù

    widespread attention

Similar words

普遍pǔ biàn: Found in many places or situations and having few exceptions.
广大guǎng dà: Very large in area or scale and including many people or things.
广阔guǎng kuò: Stretching far across a wide physical or conceptual space.
广博guǎng bó: Broad and deep in knowledge or learning.

Definition in Chinese

覆盖面大，适用于多种情况或群体。fù gài miàn dà shì yòng yú duō zhǒng qíng kuàng huò qún tǐ

Word origin

In 广泛 (guǎngfàn, "broad and spreading"), 广 (guǎng, "broad") supplies the sense of width and 泛 (fàn, "to spread") adds movement across areas.

Usage tips

  • English broad can mean vague or general, but this Chinese word normally emphasizes wide extent or reach, so it does not by itself mean imprecise.

Other meanings

  • widelyadverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 广泛性guǎng fàn xìngbreadthnoun
  • 广泛化guǎng fàn huàbroadenverb

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