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title: "Kuanchang Meaning: 宽敞 (kuānchang) Means “spacious”"
description: "宽敞 (traditional 寬敞, kuānchang) means “spacious; roomy”. Hear its tones, see what 宽 and 敞 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kuanchang"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 宽敞 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

宽敞 kuānchang

## spacious; roomy

## Its characters

1. 宽 kuān wide
2. 敞 chǎng open

## In a sentence

新家的客厅很宽敞。 The living room in the new home is very spacious.

石猴喜不自胜：这里**宽敞**得很，足以让众猴安身。

From [美猴王 · The Handsome Monkey King](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/monkey-king-born-journey-to-the-west-advanced-chinese-1#library-word-770-772)

[More about 宽敞](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%AE%BD%E6%95%9E)

## More words with 宽 or 敞

- [放宽 fàngkuān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangkuan)
- [宽度 kuāndù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kuandu)
- [宽容 kuānróng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kuanrong)
- [宽松 kuānsōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kuansong)
- [拓宽 tuòkuān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tuokuan)

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