阔 kuò
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 门 — gate, door, entrance, opening
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
阔绰
kuòchuò
lavish; extravagant; well-off
Characters in this word
绰 chuò
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 卓 profound, lofty, brilliant
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他婚礼办得格外阔绰，却始终不肯透露资金从何而来。 Tā hūnlǐ bàn de géwài kuòchuò, què shǐzhōng bù kěn tòulù zījīn cóng hé ér lái. His wedding was held with unusual extravagance, yet he never revealed where the money came from.
- 他出手阔绰，请大家吃了一顿大餐。 Tā chūshǒu kuòchuò, qǐng dàjiā chī le yí dùn dàcān. He spent lavishly and treated everyone to a big meal.
- 那位老板穿得很阔绰，一看就很有钱。 Nà wèi lǎobǎn chuān de hěn kuòchuò, yí kàn jiù hěn yǒu qián. That boss is dressed lavishly and clearly has plenty of money.
Related words
- 广阔 guǎngkuò vast, wide
- 开阔 kāikuò wide; open; to broaden
- 宽阔 kuānkuò wide; broad; spacious
- 辽阔 liáokuò vast; extensive
- 绰号 chuòhào nickname
- 窘迫 jiǒngpò embarrassed; hard-pressed
- 巨额 jù'é huge amount; enormous
- 精打细算 jīngdǎxìsuàn to budget carefully; to calculate meticulously
- 缺口 quēkǒu gap; shortfall; breach
- 节衣缩食 jiéyīsuōshí to live frugally; to economise on food and clothing
- 流水 liúshuǐ running water; turnover; account transactions
- 倾家荡产 qīngjiādàngchǎn to lose everything; to be ruined financially