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kuàng

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kuàng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
kuàng | kuang4
English translation
to neglect
to skip (class or work)
to waste (time)
vast
loose-fitting
broad, vast, wide; empty

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About kuàng

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

kuàng

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

A wide 广 Guǎng plain under the sun 广 Guǎng also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of kuàng

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

日广

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Example sentences using kuàng

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凉爽 liáng shuǎng de 气候 qìhòu ,馨香 xīn xiāng de 气息 qì xī , 炎炎 yán yán 夏日 xià rì zǒu 一趟杉林溪,真的 ràng rén 心旷神怡 xīn kuàng shén yí .

Cool climate and fragrant odors. It's a perfect summer getaway.

shǎng 四年级 shí 频频 pín pín 旷课 kuàngkè

In his fourth year he was truanting regularly.

kāi Chē kāi le hǎo 一阵 yī zhèn 穿过 chuān guò 这片可怕 kěpà de 空旷 kōng kuàng 之地

I drove for a while across this fearsome emptiness.

我们 wǒmen 大步流星 dà bù liú xīng de 穿过 chuān guò 雪封 de 旷野 kuàng yě

We strode across the snowy fields.

Words with kuàng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
空旷 kōng kuàng void空曠
kuàng to neglect kuàng
旷野 kuàng yě wilderness曠野
旷课 kuàngkè to play truant曠課
心旷神怡 xīn kuàng shén yí lit. heart untroubled, spirit pleased (idiom); carefree and relaxed心曠神怡
旷工 kuàng gōng to skip work曠工
旷日持久 kuàng rì chí jiǔ protracted (idiom)曠日持久
旷世 kuàng shì incomparable曠世
旷达 kuàng dá broad-minded曠達
旷古 kuàng gǔ from the year dot曠古
高旷 gāo kuàng high and wide高曠
旷古未有 kuàng gǔ wèi yǒu unprecedented曠古未有
旷阔 kuàng kuò vast曠闊
旷职 kuàng zhí to fail to show up for work曠職
旷古未闻 kuàng gǔ wèi wén unprecedented曠古未聞
旷废 kuàng fèi to neglect (work)曠廢

kuàng Decomposition & Compounds

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kuàng Decomposition

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