How to say “wide” in Chinese

广

guǎng

wide (in scope)

adjective · HSK 5 · topic “Size, strength, degree”

“Wide” in Chinese is 广, guǎng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

广 is read guǎng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

guǎng — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little

How to write it

广

guǎng — wide, vast

Inside other characters it means “shelter”: 店, 床, 底.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “广”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 广. Tap the sound icon to listen.

电视上的广告太多了diànshìshangdeguǎnggàotàiduōleThere are too many ads on TV.
他负责网站而我负责广告tāfùzéwǎngzhàn,érwǒfùzéguǎnggàoHe handles the website, while I handle advertising.
爷爷每天早上都听广播。yéyeměitiānzǎoshangdōutīngguǎngbōGrandpa listens to the radio every morning.
他的知识面很广。tādezhīshimiànhěnguǎngHis knowledge is very broad.
中国一直在推广普通话。ZhōngguóyìzhízàituīguǎngpǔtōnghuàChina has long been promoting Putonghua.
公司想在俄罗斯推广这种产品gōngsīxiǎngzàiÉluósītuīguǎngzhèzhǒngchǎnpǐnThe company wants to promote this product in Russia.

More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.

More words from the lesson “Comparing, bookish style”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “wide” in Chinese?

“Wide” in Chinese is 广, pinyin guǎng.

What does 广 mean?

广 (guǎng) means “wide (in scope)”.

How do you write 广?

广 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 广?

广 is read guǎng. Tones: guǎng — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“wide” in the lesson “Comparing, bookish style”

This word is from the topic “Size, strength, degree” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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