袤 (mào) - Vast, extensive, boundless — refers to great length

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mào ｜ 11 strokes ｜ radical:

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袤 · mào

Vast, extensive, boundless — refers to great length or breadth, particularly of land or territory.

Vast, extensive, boundless — refers to great length

Usage highlights

Vast and extensiveBoundless landVast territoryExtensive wildernessImmense plainBoundless sea

Synonyms

  • 广— wide, broad
  • 阔— broad, wide
  • 辽— distant, far
  • 远— far, distant

Antonyms

  • 狭— narrow
  • 窄— narrow, tight
  • 小— small

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The vast expanse of the Gobi Desert (广袤的戈壁沙漠).
  • A vast territory with abundant resources (广袤的土地).
  • The boundless wilderness (广袤的荒野).

Collocations

  • Vast and extensive(广袤)
  • Boundless land(广袤的土地)
  • Vast territory(广袤的疆域)
  • Extensive wilderness(广袤的荒野)
  • Immense plain(广袤的平原)
  • Boundless sea(广袤的海洋)

Idioms

  • Vast and boundless(广袤无垠)
  • Extensive and immense(广袤无际)
  • Boundless and limitless(广袤无边)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Often used in classical Chinese literature to describe the immense scale of China's territory.
  • Frequently appears in geographical and poetic contexts to convey grandeur and expansiveness.
  • The character combines 'garment' (衣) with 'long' (矛), suggesting something that covers a great distance like a long garment.

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