宽 打 窄 用

kuān dǎ zhǎi yòngdictionary entry

to give oneself leeway (idiom) / to allow room for error

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

寬打窄用宽打窄用 [kuan1 da3 zhai3 yong4] /to give oneself leeway (idiom)/to allow room for error/

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Other forms in these source records: 寬打窄用

宽
kuān
wide / broad / loose / relaxed / lenient
Kuān
surname Kuan
打
dá
(loanword) dozen / Taiwan pr. [dǎ]
dǎ
to hit / to strike / to fight / (in many expressions) a semantically light transitive verb used with various objects to form expressions with a wide range of meanings, e.g. 打傘|打伞[dǎ sǎn] "to hold an umbrella", 打電話|打电话[dǎ diàn huà] "to make a phone call", 打針|打针[dǎ zhēn] "to get an injection" / (coll.) from / since
窄
zhǎi
narrow / narrow-minded / badly off
用
yòng
to use / to make use of / to employ / (coverb) with / using / to need / to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) / usefulness / utility / (bound form) expense / outlay / (courteous) to eat / to drink / (literary) hence / therefore

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