开阔

开阔 kāikuò

Wide (broad)

开阔 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體開闊 kaikuo

What 开阔 means

Wide (broad)

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开阔 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

开

kāi

Open (start - drive - boil)

阔

kuò

Wide (wealthy)

Words that share a character with 开阔

How to write 开阔

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开阔 in a sentence

山顶上视野非常开阔。

Shāndǐng shang shìyě fēicháng kāikuò.

The view from the summit is very open.

读书可以开阔一个人的眼界。

Dúshū kěyǐ kāikuò yí ge rén de yǎnjiè.

Reading broadens a person's horizons.

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Questions about 开阔

What does 开阔 mean in English?

开阔 is pronounced kāikuò and means Wide (broad).

How do you pronounce 开阔?

开阔 is kāikuò in pinyin — written kaikuo without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 开阔?

开阔 is written with 2 characters: 开 (kāi) Open (start - drive - boil), 阔 (kuò) Wide (wealthy). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 开阔 written in traditional Chinese?

開闊. The simplified form 开阔 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 開闊 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced kāikuò.

Is 开阔 an HSK word?

Yes — 开阔 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

君子 jūnzi 卡通 kǎtōng 开采 kāicǎi 开除 kāichú 开朗 kāilǎng 开明 kāimíng 开辟 kāipì 开拓 kāituò

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