widen; broaden; expand
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to broaden; to widen; to expand
formalOften used abstractly for things like horizons, thinking, or knowledge, but can also be used for physical spaces like roads.
Yuè阅
dú读
kě可
yǐ以
yǒu有
xiào效
de地
tuò拓
kuān宽
wǒ我
men们
de的
shì视
yě野
。
Reading can effectively broaden our horizons.
Wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
tuò拓
kuān宽
sī思
lù路
，
xún寻
zhǎo找
xīn新
de的
jiě解
jué决
fāng方
àn案
。
We need to broaden our thinking and find new solutions.
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Shì市
zhèng政
fǔ府
jì计
huà划
tuò拓
kuān宽
zhè这
tiáo条
zhǔ主
gàn干
dào道
yǐ以
huǎn缓
jiě解
jiāo交
tōng通
yōng拥
dǔ堵
。
The city government plans to widen this main road to ease traffic congestion.
Zhè这
mén门
kè课
chéng程
zhǐ旨
zài在
tuò拓
kuān宽
xué学
sheng生
de的
zhī知
shì识
miàn面
。
This course aims to expand the students' scope of knowledge.
Gōng公
sī司
zhèng正
zài在
nǔ努
lì力
tuò拓
kuān宽
hǎi海
wài外
shì市
chǎng场
。
The company is working hard to broaden its overseas market.