广阔 guǎngkuò wide
wide; vast
How to remember 广阔: 广 broad + 阔 ample = wide.
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How it is used
- Wide and vast - of space, prospects, scope: 广阔的天地 (guǎngkuò de tiāndì) a vast expanse/wide arena, 前景广阔 (broad prospects).
- Often figurative for expansive opportunity: 广阔的市场 (a huge market).
- Compare 辽阔 (liáokuò, vast, esp. of land/sky); both are literary. Opposite 狭窄 (narrow) - 狭窄的街道 (xiázhǎi de jiēdào) a narrow street.