宽 in Context

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The Character You Just Learned is Also a Common Word!

Usage 1 - "wide": 

Sentence：

这把椅子很宽，可以坐三个人。

English：

This chair is so wide it can seat three people.

Top-Down Words:

把 bǎ - measure word for chairs 

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Sentence： 

我的桌子很宽。

English：

My desk is wide.

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*Sentence： 

虽然我的房子不宽，但我有很多花草。

English：

Although my house isn't big, I have a lot of flowers and plants.

Top-Down Words: 

虽然 suīrán - although
房子 fángzi - house 

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Usage 2 - "to console":

*Sentence： 

你不用宽我的心, 你的解释是没有用的。  

English：

Don't try to make me feel better. Your explanation won't help.

Top-Down Words:

 解释 jiěshì - explanation

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Member Comments from 2019-mid-2020

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Ric Santos

In the past lesson's sentence: 吃药都没用, and in the above 你的解释是没有用的, is the 有...的 optional without changing the meaning?

Mandarin Blueprint

It's actually the 是。。。的 construction. No, you can't remove the 的 without changing the meaning.

Ric Santos

Thanks for pointing that out.

MB Team

Here's the link to where Phil and Luke talked about this comment in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiYrfenj6YQ&t=3524s