开阔 kāikuò wide
wide; open (spaces); to open up
How to remember 开阔: 开 open + 阔 ample = wide.
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How it is used
- Wide and open, of physical space or the mind - 视野开阔 (shìyě kāikuò) a broad view; 开阔的草原 (kāikuò de cǎoyuán) open grassland.
- As a verb, to broaden: 开阔眼界 (kāikuò yǎnjiè) to widen one's horizons; 开阔思路 (kāikuò sīlù) to open up one's thinking.
- Contrast 狭窄 (xiázhǎi, narrow/cramped).