Usage note
广表示宽、范围大。
guǎng biǎo shì kuān 、 fàn wéi dà。
广 means wide or broad.
Context note
广常用于地区、范围和空间。
guǎng cháng yòng yú dì qū 、 fàn wéi hé kōng jiān。
It is often used with regions, scope, and space.
5 examples
这条路很广。
zhè tiáo lù hěn guǎng。
This road is very wide.
广场上有很多人。
guǎng chǎng shàng yǒu hěn duō rén。
There are many people in the square.
他的兴趣很广。
tā de xìng qù hěn guǎng。
His interests are broad.
这片地方很广。
zhè piàn dì fāng hěn guǎng。
This area is very broad.
广泛的阅读有帮助。
guǎng fàn de yuè dú yǒu bāng zhù。
Wide reading is helpful.
5 mini stories
广场上孩子们在玩。
guǎng chǎng shàng hái zi men zài wán。
Children are playing in the square.
老师说，知识面要广。
lǎo shī shuō， zhī shi miàn yào guǎng。
The teacher said knowledge should be broad.
他们去了很广的草地。
tā men qù le hěn guǎng de cǎo dì。
They went to a very wide grassland.
这家公司业务很广。
zhè jiā gōng sī yè wù hěn guǎng。
This company has a broad range of business.
广一点看问题，会更清楚。
guǎng yì diǎn kàn wèn tí， huì gèng qīng chǔ。
Looking at problems more broadly will make things clearer.
Mini dialogue
这条河很广
A
你看，这条河好广啊！
Nǐ kàn, zhè tiáo hé hǎo guǎng a!
Look, this river is so wide!
B
是啊，我们过桥要小心。
Shì a, wǒmen guò qiáo yào xiǎoxīn.
Yes, we need to be careful crossing the bridge.
知识要广
A
老师说我知识面不够广。
Lǎoshī shuō wǒ zhīshi miàn búgòu guǎng.
The teacher said my scope of knowledge isn't wide enough.
B
没关系，多看书就能变广。
Méi guānxi, duō kàn shū jiù néng biàn guǎng.
It's okay, reading more will help you broaden it.
Related words and contrasts
similar
宽
kuān
wide
Both mean wide, but 广 is often used for abstract things like knowledge.
opposite
窄
zhǎi
narrow
广 means wide, 窄 means narrow.
related
大
dà
big
广 often describes something big in area or scope.