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宽

kuān · kuan/Kuān · kuan

Traditional 寬

HSK 4

Meaning

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kuān 寬

  1. wide
  2. broad
  3. loose
  4. relaxed
  5. lenient

Kuān 寬

  1. surname Kuan
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Will the sofa fit?

  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)沙发(shāfā)有(yǒu)多(duō)宽(kuān)？

    How wide is this sofa?

  2. Liangliang

    两米(liǎngmǐ)宽(kuān)。

    Two metres wide.

  3. Dengdeng

    门(mén)有(yǒu)这么(zhème)宽(kuān)吗(ma)？

    Is the door that wide?

  4. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)的(de)门(mén)只有(zhǐyǒu)九十(jiǔshí)厘米(límǐ)宽(kuān)。

    Our door is only ninety centimetres wide.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)沙发(shāfā)进(jìn)不(bù)去(qù)了(le)！

    Then the sofa can't get in!

  6. Liangliang

    窗户(chuānghu)比(bǐ)门(mén)宽(kuān)，我们(wǒmen)从(cóng)窗户(chuānghu)搬(bān)进去(jìnqù)吧(ba)！

    The window is wider than the door. Let's move it in through the window!

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In a sentence

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01

这(zhè)条(tiáo)河(hé)比(bǐ)那(nà)条(tiáo)河(hé)宽(kuān)得(de)多(duō)。

This river is much wider than that one.

02

这(zhè)件(jiàn)衬(chèn)衫(shān)太(tài)宽(kuān)了(le)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)换(huàn)小(xiǎo)一(yí)号(hào)。

This shirt is too loose; I'd like to exchange it for a smaller size.

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