spacious; wide and empty
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesadjective
spacious; wide and open; vast and empty
literaryDescribes an area that is very large and has few or no obstructions, often giving a sense of openness or sometimes desolation. More common in written language.
Gāo高
yuán原
shàng上
，
dào到
chù处
dōu都
shì是
yī一
yàng样
de的
kōng空
kuò阔
。
On the plateau, everywhere is the same vast emptiness.
Zhè这
piàn片
kōng空
kuò阔
de的
cǎo草
yuán原
shàng上
zhǐ只
yǒu有
jǐ几
pǐ匹
yě野
mǎ马
。
Only a few wild horses roam this vast, open grassland.
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Zhàn站
zài在
shān山
dǐng顶
，
yǎn眼
qián前
shì是
yī一
piàn片
kōng空
kuò阔
de的
hǎi海
miàn面
。
Standing at the mountain top, a vast expanse of sea stretches before my eyes.
Dà大
tīng厅
de的
shè设
jì计
fēi非
cháng常
kōng空
kuò阔
，
ràng让
rén人
gǎn感
dào到
shí十
fēn分
miǎo渺
xiǎo小
。
The hall is designed to be extremely spacious, making people feel very small.
Zhàn战
zhēng争
guò过
hòu后
，
chéng城
shì市
biàn变
chéng成
le了
kōng空
kuò阔
de的
fèi废
xū墟
。
After the war, the city turned into a desolate, empty ruin.