Word

开阔 (kāi kuò) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

Meaning of 开阔

形 xíng adjective

spacious, broad, open

这里视野很开阔。

zhè lǐ shì yě hěn kāi kuò

The view here is very open.

动 dòng verb

open and spacious; to broaden

旅行可以开阔眼界。

lǚ xíng kě yǐ kāi kuò yǎn jiè

Travel can broaden one's horizons.

Word breakdown

开 kāi — open, to open up

1 开车 kāi chē — to drive HSK 1
- 开 to operate, to start
- 车 vehicle, car
Example

我爸爸每天开车上班。

wǒ bà ba měi tiān kāi chē shàng bān

My dad drives to work every day.
2 开始 kāi shǐ — to start, to begin HSK 2
- 开 to open, to initiate
- 始 to begin, beginning
Example

电影已经开始了。

diàn yǐng yǐ jīng kāi shǐ le

The movie has already started.
3 开学 kāi xué — school starts; start of school term HSK 2
- 开 to start; to begin; to open
- 学 school; studies; learning
Example

我们下周一开学。

wǒ men xià zhōu yī kāi xué

We start school next Monday.
4 打开 dǎ kāi — to open HSK 2
- 打 action prefix combining with 开 to form the compound verb
- 开 open; provides the core meaning of opening
Example

请打开门。

qǐng dǎ kāi mén

Please open the door.
5 分开 fēn kāi — to separate HSK 3
- 分 to divide, to separate
- 开 apart, to open up (space)
Example

我们需要把这些书分开。

wǒ men xū yào bǎ zhè xiē shū fēn kāi

We need to separate these books.

阔 kuò — wide, broad, expansive

1 广阔 guǎng kuò — vast HSK 6
- 广 wide, broad, extensive
- 阔 wide, expansive
Example

中国有广阔的领土。

zhōng guó yǒu guǎng kuò de lǐng tǔ

China has vast territory.
2 宽阔 kuān kuò — spacious HSK 7
- 宽 wide, broad
- 阔 expansive, open
Example

这条街道很宽阔。

zhè tiáo jiē dào hěn kuān kuò

This street is very spacious.
3 辽阔 liáo kuò — vast HSK 7
- 辽 distant, far-reaching
- 阔 wide, broad
Example

中国有辽阔的领土。

Zhōng guó yǒu liáo kuò de lǐng tǔ

China has vast territory.
4 阔绰 kuò chuò — extravagant HSK 7
- 阔 wealthy, broad
- 绰 ample, abundant
Example

他出手很阔绰，经常请朋友吃饭。

tā chū shǒu hěn kuò chuò jīng cháng qǐng péng you chī fàn

He is very generous with money, often treating friends to meals.

Structure & writing

1 开 kāi — to open (something closed, opposite of 关/合)

开 is a component in 5 characters

HSK 4

并 bìng to merge; to combine into one 研 yán to grind finely

HSK 5

形 xíng appearance; shape

HSK 7

刑 xíng criminal punishment; legal penalty imposed by the state on offenders 荆 jīng chaste tree (a deciduous shrub with long-stalked palmate leaves, blue-purple flowers, and tough branches used for weaving baskets; branches formerly used as a flogging instrument)

开 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 阔 kuò — wide; broad; vast in area

阔 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 门 mén — door; gate; entrance of a building, vehicle, vessel, aircraft, or courtyard, also the barrier installed at such an entrance that can be opened and closed

门 is a component in 21 characters

HSK 1

们 men suffix added to pronouns or nouns referring to people to indicate plural 问 wèn to ask a question about something unknown or unclear 间 jiān between; the space where two periods of time or things meet

HSK 3

闻 wén to hear

HSK 4

闹 nào noisy; tumultuous (opposite of 'quiet') 阅 yuè to read; to look over

HSK 5

润 rùn to moisten; to add oil or water to prevent dryness 闭 bì to close; to shut 闲 xián free; unoccupied; idle (opposite of 'busy')

HSK 6

闪 shǎn to dodge aside quickly 闯 chuǎng to rush forward boldly; to charge 阔 kuò wide; broad; vast in area

HSK 7