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辽阔

liáokuò

vast; extensive

A tiny person stands at the edge of a vast green plain
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Characters in this word

辽 liáo

Strokes
5
Radical
辶 — to walk
Made of
辶 to walk 了 particle
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 辽

阔 kuò

Strokes
12
Radical
门 — gate, door, entrance, opening
Made of
门 gate, door, entrance, opening 活 to exist, to live, to survive
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 阔

Example phrases

  • 从高原望去,辽阔的草场一直延伸到雪山脚下。 Cóng gāoyuán wàng qù, liáokuò de cǎochǎng yìzhí yánshēn dào xuěshān jiǎo xià. Looking out from the plateau, the vast grassland stretched all the way to the foot of the snow-capped mountains.
  • 站在海边,望着辽阔的大海,我的心情一下子平静了。 Zhàn zài hǎibiān, wàng zhe liáokuò de dàhǎi, wǒ de xīnqíng yíxiàzi píngjìng le. Standing by the sea and gazing at the vast ocean, I suddenly felt calm.
  • 这个国家地域辽阔,南方和北方的气候差别很大。 Zhège guójiā dìyù liáokuò, nánfāng hé běifāng de qìhòu chābié hěn dà. This country has a vast territory, and the climate in the south and the north is very different.

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