宽泛 kuānfàn wide-ranging
How to remember 宽泛: 宽 wide + 泛 to drift = wide-ranging.
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How it is used
- Broad and general in scope - of concepts, definitions, meanings - 这个概念太宽泛 (zhège gàiniàn tài kuānfàn) this concept is too broad/vague.
- Applies to abstract coverage, often with a hint that it's too unfocused; contrast 具体 (concrete/specific).
- Distinguish from 宽广 (physically or metaphorically vast, usually positive).