kuò

括

Character · Verb · Noun

bind; include; bracket; surname

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Meanings

4 senses · 7 examples
1.

verb

to tie; to bind; to constrain

formal

Formal and technical usage, often used in professional medical or mechanical contexts

Yī医
shēng生
zài在
shǒu手
shù术
zhōng中
shǐ使
yòng用
le了
yuè括
jī约
shǔ肌
kòng来
zhì控
shēng制
lǐ生
gōng理
néng功
 能
 。

Doctors use sphincters to control bodily functions during surgery.

Jǐn紧
shēn身
yī衣
kě可
yǐ以
kuò括
jǐn紧
shēn身
tǐ体
xiàn线
tiáo条
 。

Shapewear can tighten the body's lines.

2.

verb

to include; to encompass

neutral

Used to indicate that a larger group or total contains specified members

Zhè这
cì次
huì会
yì议
de的
yì议
tí题
zǒng总
kuò括
le了
huán环
bǎo保
 、
jīng经
jì济
hé和
jiào教
yù育
sān三
gè个
lǐng领
yù域
 。

The meeting's topics encompass three areas: environmental protection, economy, and education.

Zhè这
fèn份
bào报
gào告
gài概
kuò括
le了
guò过
qù去
yī一
nián年
de的
quán全
bù部
gōng工
zuò作
chéng成
guǒ果
 。

This report summarizes all work achievements from the past year.

3.

verb

to put in brackets; to enclose in parentheses

formal

Standard usage in writing and typesetting

Qǐng请
bǎ把
zhè这
duàn段
zhù注
shì释
yòng用
kuò括
hào号
kuò括
qǐ起
lái来
 。

Please enclose this annotation in parentheses.

Lǎo老
shī师
ràng让
wǒ我
men们
zài在
zuò作
wén文
lǐ里
bǎ把
xiū修
gǎi改
de的
bù部
fèn分
kuò括
qǐ起
lái来
 。

The teacher asked us to enclose the revised parts in parentheses in our compositions.

4.

noun

surname Kuò

neutral

A rare Chinese family name

Kuò括
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
gōng公
sī司
de的
xīn新
kè客
hù户
 。

Mr. Kuò is a new client of our company.