adjective HSK 3
Traditional 廣
wide · broad · extensive · vast
Meaning
广 means wide, broad, or extensive in physical space or abstract scope. It describes something that covers a large area or has wide-ranging influence. The simplified form 广 is also a radical meaning 'shelter' or 'building.'
Usage
Commonly used to describe physical spaces (广场 'plaza'), scope of knowledge or influence (广泛 'widespread'), or advertising/media (广告 'advertisement'). Often combined with other characters to form compound words. When used alone as an adjective, it typically modifies nouns related to space, range, or scope.
Examples
- 01这个广场非常宽广。.This plaza is very spacious.
- 02他的知识面很广。.His scope of knowledge is very broad.
Common collocations
- 广泛extensive, widespread
- 广场public square, plaza
- 广告advertisement
- 广大vast, wide, extensive
Antonyms
Origin
The traditional form 廣 shows a shelter radical with 黃 (yellow) inside. The simplified form 广 retains just the radical component, which originally depicted a building with a slanted roof.