广为

廣為
guǎngwéi
adverb #38,513

Meanings

  1. 1 widely
  2. 2 extensively

Examples

HSK 5
Zhè shǒu gē guǎngwéi liúchuán.
This song has spread far and wide.
HSK 6
Zhè xiàng zhèngcè xūyào guǎngwéi xuānchuán, ràng gèng duō de rén zhīdào.
This policy needs to be widely publicized so that more people know about it.

Tips

mistakes
Read 为 with the second tone: guǎngwéi, not guǎngwèi. It is the same suffix that turns a word into an adverb in 大为 'greatly', 极为 'extremely' and 更为 'even more'.
usage
Formal and written, and only before a two-syllable verb: 广为流传 'to spread widely', 广为传唱 'to be widely sung', 广为人知 'to be widely known'.

Stroke Order

广 guǎng
为 wéi