Chinese word

开阔

Pronunciation

Pinyinkāi kuò

Meaning

  • adjectiveopen

Example

这片草地很开阔，孩子们可以跑。zhè piàn cǎo dì hěn kāi kuò hái zi men ké yǐ pǎo

This grassland is very open, so the children can run.

Illustration for 开阔 (open)

More examples

这次旅行让我的眼界更开阔。zhè cì lǚ xíng ràng wǒ de yǎn jiè gèng kāi kuò

This trip broadened my horizons.

Core concept

A sense of room and distance created by a lack of barriers, applied to both scenery and mental outlook.

Common phrases

  • 视野开阔shì yě kāi kuò

    broad horizons

  • 胸怀开阔xiōng huái kāi kuò

    broad-minded

  • 地势开阔dì shì kāi kuò

    open terrain

Similar words

辽阔liáo kuò: Vast and stretching far into the distance, especially across land or sea.
宽阔kuān kuò: Wide from side to side, with plenty of room across the space.
广泛guǎng fàn: Covering a wide range of people, subjects, or matters.
空旷kōng kuàng: Spacious and mostly empty, with few people or objects in the area.

Definition in Chinese

形容空间、视野或范围宽广，没有阻碍向远处延伸，也可比喻心胸或想法不狭窄。xíng róng kōng jiān shì yě huò fàn wéi kuān guǎng méi yǒu zǔ ài xiàng yuǎn chù yán shēn yě kě bǐ yù xīn xiōng huò xiáng fǎ bù xiá zhǎi

Word origin

开 (kāi, "open") + 阔 (kuò, "broad") form a word for something that opens out into broad, unobstructed space.

Usage tips

  • The word highlights room to extend or consider possibilities, so it is less suitable for stating a precise measurement than for describing an overall impression.

Other meanings

  • spaciousadjective
  • vastadjective
  • broad-mindedadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • 开阔地kāi kuò dìopen landnoun

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