开阔
kāi kuò
Pinyin

Definition

开阔
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kāi kuò
  1. wide
  2. open (spaces)
  3. to open up

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

打开
dǎ kāi
  1. 1 to open
  2. 2 to show (a ticket)
  3. 3 to turn on
  4. 4 to switch on
开
kāi
  1. 1 to open
  2. 2 to start
  3. 3 to turn on
  4. 4 to boil
  5. 5 to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
  6. 6 to operate (a vehicle)
  7. 7 carat (gold)
  8. 8 abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kāi ěr wén]
  9. 9 abbr. for 開本|开本[kāi běn], book format
开始
kāi shǐ
  1. 1 to begin
  2. 2 beginning
  3. 3 to start
  4. 4 initial
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
开心
kāi xīn
  1. 1 to feel happy
  2. 2 to rejoice
  3. 3 to have a great time
  4. 4 to make fun of sb
开门
kāi mén
  1. 1 to open a door (lit. and fig.)
  2. 2 to open for business
离开
lí kāi
  1. 1 to depart
  2. 2 to leave
丢开
diū kāi
  1. 1 to cast or put aside
  2. 2 to forget for a while
公开
gōng kāi
  1. 1 public
  2. 2 to publish
  3. 3 to make public
分开
fēn kāi
  1. 1 to separate
  2. 2 to part
召开
zhào kāi
  1. 1 to convene (a conference or meeting)
  2. 2 to convoke
  3. 3 to call together
宽阔
kuān kuò
  1. 1 expansive
  2. 2 wide
  3. 3 width
  4. 4 thickness
展开
zhǎn kāi
  1. 1 to unfold
  2. 2 to carry out
  3. 3 to be in full swing
  4. 4 to launch
广阔
guǎng kuò
  1. 1 wide
  2. 2 vast
张开
zhāng kāi
  1. 1 to open up
  2. 2 to spread
  3. 3 to extend
想开
xiǎng kāi
  1. 1 to get over (a shock, bereavement etc)
  2. 2 to avoid dwelling on unpleasant things
  3. 3 to accept the situation and move on
拆开
chāi kāi
  1. 1 to dismantle
  2. 2 to disassemble
  3. 3 to open up (sth sealed)
  4. 4 to unpick
拉开
lā kāi
  1. 1 to pull open
  2. 2 to pull apart
  3. 3 to space out
  4. 4 to increase
抛开
pāo kāi
  1. 1 to throw out
  2. 2 to get rid of
推开
tuī kāi
  1. 1 to push open (a gate etc)
  2. 2 to push away
  3. 3 to reject
  4. 4 to decline
揭开
jiē kāi
  1. 1 to uncover
  2. 2 to open

Idioms (20)

一夫当关，万夫莫开
yī fū dāng guān , wàn fū mò kāi
  1. 1 one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)
一把钥匙开一把锁
yī bǎ yào shi kāi yī bǎ suǒ
  1. 1 One key opens one lock.
  2. 2 There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom)
信口开河
xìn kǒu kāi hé
  1. 1 to speak without thinking (idiom)
  2. 2 to blurt sth out
别开生面
bié kāi shēng miàn
  1. 1 to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path
  2. 2 to break fresh ground
哪壶不开提哪壶
nǎ hú bù kāi tí nǎ hú
  1. 1 lit. mention the pot that doesn't boil (idiom); to touch a sore spot
  2. 2 to talk about sb's weak point
喜笑颜开
xǐ xiào yán kāi
  1. 1 grinning from ear to ear (idiom)
  2. 2 beaming with happiness
左右开弓
zuǒ yòu kāi gōng
  1. 1 lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to display ambidexterity
  3. 3 to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession
  4. 4 to use both feet equally (football)
广开言路
guǎng kāi yán lù
  1. 1 to encourage the free airing of views (idiom)
情窦初开
qíng dòu chū kāi
  1. 1 first awakening of love (usually of a girl) (idiom)
撇开不谈
piē kāi bù tán
  1. 1 to ignore an issue (idiom)
放开手脚
fàng kāi shǒu jiǎo
  1. 1 to have free rein (idiom)
旗开得胜
qí kāi dé shèng
  1. 1 lit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have immediate success
  2. 2 success in a single move
昂首阔步
áng shǒu kuò bù
  1. 1 striding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step
  2. 2 to strut
树上开花
shù shàng kāi huā
  1. 1 to deck the tree with false blossoms
  2. 2 to make something of no value appear valuable (idiom)
死猪不怕开水烫
sǐ zhū bù pà kāi shuǐ tàng
  1. 1 lit. a dead pig doesn't fear scalding water (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be unaffected (by sth)
  3. 3 undaunted
海阔天空
hǎi kuò tiān kōng
  1. 1 wide sea and sky (idiom); boundless open vistas
  2. 2 the whole wide world
  3. 3 chatting about everything under the sun
狗窦大开
gǒu dòu dà kāi
  1. 1 dog hole wide open (idiom); fig. gap caused by missing teeth (used mockingly)
皮开肉绽
pí kāi ròu zhàn
  1. 1 flesh lacerated from corporal punishment (idiom)
眉开眼笑
méi kāi yǎn xiào
  1. 1 brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy
  2. 2 all smiles
笑逐颜开
xiào zhú yán kāi
  1. 1 smile spread across the face (idiom); beaming with pleasure
  2. 2 all smiles
  3. 3 joy written across one's face

Sample Sentences

所有不是用时间计分的项目就是田赛，它们都需要比较开阔的场地，比如：铅球、标枪、跳远、撑杆跳这些。
suǒyǒu bùshì yòng shíjiān jìfēn de xiàngmù jiùshì tián sài ，tāmen dōu xūyào bǐjiào kāikuò de chǎngdì ，bǐrú ：qiānqiú 、biāoqiāng 、tiàoyuǎn 、chēnggāntiào zhèxiē 。
All the events that aren't scored using time are field events, they all require a wider space, like the shot put, the javelin, long jump and pole vaulting.
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刚刚在市区街道中间，还觉得拥挤嘈杂，不到两小时，上了船，来到这大河之上，整个心情都开阔了。
gānggāng zài shìqū jiēdào zhōngjiān ，hái juéde yōngjǐ cáozá ，bùdào liǎng xiǎoshí ，shàng le chuán ，láidào zhè dà hé zhī shàng ，zhěnggè xīnqíng dōu kāikuò le 。
Just now in the streets of the town, I thought it was noisy and overcrowded, but getting on the boat, on to the surface of this large river, I've completely opened up.
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有道理。年纪轻轻就出门游历，到处游山玩水，难怪眼界开阔，想象力丰富。
yǒudàolǐ 。niánjìqīngqīng jiù chūmén yóulì ，dàochù yóushānwánshuǐ ，nánguài yǎnjiè kāikuò ，xiǎngxiànglì fēngfù 。
That makes sense. As a youth he left home to travel, and saw all the great sights. No wonder he had such great vision and his imagination was so rich.
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那是在平原，地又平又开阔。像我们村，前后不是山就是河，收割机根本开不进来。
nà shì zài píngyuán ，dì yòu píng yòu kāikuò 。xiàng wǒmen cūn ，qiánhòu bùshì shān jiùshì hé ，shōugējī gēnběn kāi bu jìnlai 。
That's in the plains where the land is flat and wide. In our village, it's either mountains or rivers everywhere. You couldn't even drive a harvester in here.
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