Chinese word

辽阔

Pronunciation

Pinyinliáo kuò

Meaning

  • adjectivevast

Example

那片草原很辽阔。nà piàn cǎo yuán hěn liáo kuò

That grassland is very vast.

Illustration for 辽阔 (vast)

More examples

从飞机上看，辽阔的地平线令人震撼。cóng fēi jī shàng kàn liáo kuò de dì píng xiàn lìng rén zhèn hàn

Seen from the airplane, the vast horizon is breathtaking.

Core concept

A landscape with so much uninterrupted space that its edges seem far away.

Common phrases

  • 辽阔的草原liáo kuò de cǎo yuán

    vast grassland

  • 辽阔的视野liáo kuò de shì yě

    broad view

  • 辽阔的天空liáo kuò de tiān kōng

    vast sky

Similar words

广阔guǎng kuò: Describes a space or range that is broad and extends a long way.
广袤guǎng mào: Describes land or a region so vast that its far edge seems impossible to see.
宽广kuān guǎng: Describes something broad in width or scope, with a strong sense of openness.
广大guǎng dà: Describes a scale or area that is extremely large and noticeably expansive.

Definition in Chinese

指空间上极为广大的状态，常用于描述自然景物或地域的宽广。zhǐ kōng jiān shàng jí wéi guǎng dà de zhuàng tài cháng yòng yú miáo shù zì rán jǐng wù huò dì yù de kuān guǎng

Word origin

The word joins 辽 (liáo, "far-reaching") and 阔 (kuò, "wide"), so its form brings distance and breadth together in one description.

Usage tips

  • Unlike an English adjective that often points to one dimension, this word commonly presents the whole scene as spacious, making it natural for grasslands, seas, and skies.

Other meanings

  • broadadjective
  • wideadjective

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