开阔
kāikuò
open and wide; to broaden
Part of speech · adjective / verb
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 草原非常开阔，一眼望不到边。The grassland is so open you cannot see its edge.
- 旅行能开阔人的眼界。Travel can broaden one's horizons.
Collocations
开阔的草原开阔眼界视野开阔心胸开阔
Mnemonic
开 kāi "open" + 阔 kuò "wide": open and wide. Both an adjective ("open, spacious") and a verb ("to broaden", 开阔眼界, to broaden one's horizons). 心胸开阔 = broad-minded. The 阔 is the same as in 辽阔 (vast) and 宽阔 (broad).
Related
辽阔宽阔广阔狭窄
Quick check
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