vast; extensive; immense
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesadjective
vast; boundless (often describing water)
literaryMost commonly used to describe the sea, ocean, or large bodies of water.
Miàn面
duì对
hào浩
hàn瀚
de的
dà大
hǎi海
，
tā他
gǎn感
dào到
zì自
jǐ己
de的
miǎo渺
xiǎo小
。
Facing the vast ocean, he felt his own insignificance.
Xīng星
yè夜
，
hào浩
hàn瀚
de的
yín银
hé河
héng横
kuà跨
tiān天
jì际
。
On a starry night, the boundless Milky Way spans the sky.
adjective
immense; extensive; voluminous
literaryUsed metaphorically for things that are vast in scope or quantity, such as deserts, knowledge, or collections.
Tā他
zài在
hào浩
hàn瀚
de的
diǎn典
jí籍
zhōng中
xún寻
zhǎo找
dá答
àn案
。
He searched for answers in the immense collection of ancient texts.
Tā他
men们
chuān穿
yuè越
le了
hào浩
hàn瀚
de的
Tǎ塔
kè克
lā拉
mǎ玛
gān干
shā沙
mò漠
。
They traversed the vast expanse of the Taklamakan Desert.
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Hù互
lián联
wǎng网
de的
xìn信
xī息
liàng量
kān堪
chēng称
hào浩
hàn瀚
。
The amount of information on the internet can be described as immense.