拓宽

tuòkuān

to broaden

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 7 trad. 拓寬

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  • 开拓kāituòto break new ground (for agriculture)B7
  • 拓展tuòzhǎnto expandB7

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马路拓宽了。

The road was broadened.

拓宽眼界。

Broaden one's horizons.