Usage note
广大表示范围很大，人数很多。
guǎng dà biǎo shì fàn wéi hěn dà， rén shù hěn duō。
广大 means very large in scope or a large number of people.
Context note
广大常用于群众、地区和范围。
guǎng dà cháng yòng yú qún zhòng 、 dì qū hé fàn wéi。
It is often used with the public, regions, and scope.
5 examples
广大群众都支持。
guǎng dà qún zhòng dōu zhī chí。
The broad public all support it.
这片地区很广大。
zhè piàn dì qū hěn guǎng dà。
This region is vast.
广大读者喜欢这本书。
guǎng dà dú zhě xǐ huan zhè běn shū。
A broad readership likes this book.
他受到广大欢迎。
tā shòu dào guǎng dà huān yíng。
He received wide welcome.
这项政策对广大市民有帮助。
zhè xiàng zhèng cè duì guǎng dà shì mín yǒu bāng zhù。
This policy helps the broad public.
5 mini stories
老师说，这个消息会被广大人群知道。
lǎo shī shuō， zhè ge xiāo xī huì bèi guǎng dà rén qún zhī dào。
The teacher said this news would be known by a broad audience.
广大农田连成一片。
guǎng dà nóng tián lián chéng yí piàn。
The vast farmland stretches together.
他的作品受到广大好评。
tā de zuò pǐn shòu dào guǎng dà hǎo píng。
His work received wide praise.
广大地区都需要帮助。
guǎng dà dì qū dōu xū yào bāng zhù。
A vast area needs help.
广大群众的意见很重要。
guǎng dà qún zhòng de yì jiàn hěn zhòng yào。
The opinions of the broad public are very important.
Mini dialogue
广大草原
A
草原上真广大，看不到边。
Cǎoyuán shàng zhēn guǎngdà, kàn bú dào biān.
The grassland is truly vast; you can't see the edge.
B
是啊，广大得像绿色的海。
Shì a, guǎngdà de xiàng lǜsè de hǎi.
Yes, vast like a green sea.
广大读者
A
这本书受到广大读者的喜爱。
Zhè běn shū shòudào guǎngdà dúzhě de xǐ'ài.
This book is loved by a vast number of readers.
B
我也很喜欢，故事很精彩。
Wǒ yě hěn xǐhuān, gùshi hěn jīngcǎi.
I like it too; the story is wonderful.
Related words and contrasts
similar
巨大
jùdà
huge
Both mean very large, but 广大 is often used for abstract things like support.
similar
广阔
guǎngkuò
vast
广阔 is more about physical space, 广大 can be abstract.
opposite
狭小
xiáxiǎo
narrow and small
广大 means vast, 狭小 means cramped.