Chinese word dictionary

宽打窄用

kuān dǎ zhǎi yòng · to give oneself leeway (idiom); to allow room for error

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Word information

Simplified宽打窄用

Traditional寬打窄用

Pinyinkuān dǎ zhǎi yòng

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

宽kuān

broad, spacious, vast, wide

打dǎ

to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike

窄zhǎi

narrow, tight; narrow-minded

用yòng

to use, to employ, to apply; use

How to learn 宽打窄用

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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to make a telephone call

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打开dǎkāi

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不用búyòng

need not

常用chángyòng

in common usage

打扫dǎsǎo

to clean; to sweep