拓 tuò
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 石 stone, rock, mineral
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
拓宽
tuòkuān
to broaden; to widen
Characters in this word
宽 kuān
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 苋 amaranth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 政府计划拓宽这条沿海公路，以缓解旅游旺季的交通压力。 Zhèngfǔ jìhuà tuòkuān zhè tiáo yánhǎi gōnglù, yǐ huǎnjiě lǚyóu wàngjì de jiāotōng yālì. The government plans to widen this coastal road to ease traffic pressure during the peak tourist season.
- 为了让更多车辆通过，这条老桥最近被拓宽了。 Wèile ràng gèng duō chēliàng tōngguò, zhè tiáo lǎo qiáo zuìjìn bèi tuòkuān le. To let more vehicles pass through, this old bridge was widened recently.
- 公司通过培训拓宽员工的技能，提高工作效率。 Gōngsī tōngguò péixùn tuòkuān yuángōng de jìnéng, tígāo gōngzuò xiàolǜ. The company broadens its employees' skills through training to raise work efficiency.
Related words
- 开拓 kāituò to open up; to pioneer; to expand
- 拓展 tuòzhǎn to expand; to develop
- 宽 kuān wide; spacious
- 宽广 kuānguǎng vast; broad
- 宽度 kuāndù width
- 放宽 fàngkuān to relax; to loosen; to broaden
- 宽敞 kuānchang spacious; roomy
- 宽泛 kuānfàn broad; wide-ranging; vague
- 宽厚 kuānhòu generous; lenient; broad and thick
- 宽阔 kuānkuò wide; broad; spacious
- 宽容 kuānróng to tolerate; tolerant; lenient
- 宽恕 kuānshù to forgive; forgiveness