- 1. (of an area or space) vast; wide; extensive
- ♦ 幅员~ vast in territory
- ♦ ~地区 vast areas; extensive regions
- ♦ ~农村 the vast countryside; extensive rural areas
- 2. large-scale; widespread
- ♦ 掀起~的增产节约运动 set off a large-scale emulation drive to increase production and practise economy
- 3. (of people) numerous
- ♦ ~官兵 the broad ranks of officers and men
- ♦ ~读者 the reading public