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海阔天空 — “Describes a vast and boundless scene”

海阔天空 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a vast and boundless scene”. Like the sea and sky, or (figuratively) refers to wide-ranging, unconstrained, and often unfocused talk or discussion. Literally, “Sea vast, sky boundless”.

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海阔天空 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 海hǎi
  • 阔kuò
  • 天tiān
  • 空kōng

海阔天空 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
海
hǎi10sea, ocean, or vast
阔
kuò12wide, vast, or extensive
天
tiān4sky, heaven, day, nature
空
kōng8empty, void, or sky

Example Sentence with 海阔天空

朋友们聚会时,大家海阔天空地聊着童年的趣事,十分开心。
During their friends' gathering, everyone chatted freely and widely about their childhood fun, having a very good time.

Idioms Related to 海阔天空

Synonyms of 海阔天空

  • dōng东lā拉xī西chě扯talk aimlessly and disorganize
  • guǎng广kuò阔tiān天dì地A vast field for development
  • wú无biān边wú无jì际boundless and vast

Antonyms of 海阔天空

  • yī一yú隅zhī之dì地a small confined area
  • sī丝sī丝rù入kòu扣meticulously precise and coherent
  • dàn弹wán丸zhī之dì地a tiny, confined territory

More idioms starting with 海

  • hǎi海bù不yáng扬bō波profound peace and tranquility
  • hǎi海bù不bō波yì溢calm and peaceful, free from trouble
  • hǎi海zhōng中lāo捞yuè月make a futile attempt
  • hǎi海nèi内cún存zhī知jǐ己,,tiān天yá涯ruò若bǐ比lín邻Bosom friends make distant lands seem near
  • hǎi海nèi内wú无shuāng双unparalleled in the world
  • hǎi海nèi内dàn澹rán然universal peace and order
  • hǎi海nèi内dǐng鼎fèi沸widespread unrest and turmoil
  • hǎi海běi北tiān天nán南far apart as north sea and south sky
  • hǎi海xiào啸shān山bēng崩overwhelming and rapidly approaching force
  • hǎi海wài外qí奇tán谈groundless absurd talk or rumors
  • hǎi海wài外fú扶yú余a distant foreign land
  • hǎi海yàn宴hé河qīng清universal peace and tranquility

Questions about 海阔天空

What does 海阔天空 mean?
海阔天空 (hǎi kuò tiān kōng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a vast and boundless scene”.
How do you pronounce 海阔天空?
海阔天空 is pronounced hǎi kuò tiān kōng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 海阔天空 literally mean?
Literally, 海阔天空 means “Sea vast, sky boundless”. It is used to mean “describes a vast and boundless scene”.
What is the Chinese definition of 海阔天空?
象大海一样辽阔,象天空一样无边无际。形容大自然的广阔。比喻言谈议论等漫无边际,没有中心。
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