They have very similar definitions
广阔 vast; wide; spacious; expansive; extensive; broad:
宽阔 broad; wide; roomy; spacious
宽广 broad; extensive; spacious; vast:
辽阔 vast; extensive
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CCG：Adjectives and collocation.Adjectives also vary in their collocational capacity.Some like 大 and 新 are of such a general nature that they can be used with many noun headwords w/o too many restrictions. Many adjectives, however, are collocationally specific. In other words, particular adjectives tend to be linked with specific noun headwords. For example (a) attributively 严格：严格的规定，严厉：严厉的批评，严肃：严肃的气氛，严重：严重的后果（b）predicatively 严格：要求很严格，严厉：声音很严厉，严肃：态度很严肃，严重：事态很严重。Examples in dictionaries, esp. jukuu should supply information about collocation.– user6065May 26, 2017 at 13:44
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@user6065 lol what are you talking about?– Maria EfremovaMay 26, 2017 at 13:52
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it appears translations supplied agree with bkrs, there also find examples showing collocations, e.g. for 广阔 广阔的国土 a vast country 广阔的前景 broad prospects 广阔天地 a vast world; a place with broad prospects 交游广阔 have a wide acquaintance; have a large circle of friends for definition of collocation see e.g. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collocation– user6065May 26, 2017 at 14:05
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广阔 vast; wide; spacious; expansive; extensive; broad:
广= broad 阔= wide
广阔 (broad) mostly describe:
- space - e.g 广阔空间 (broad space)
- territory - e.g. 广阔领土 (broad territory)
- area - e.g. 广阔面积 (broad area)
宽阔 broad; wide; roomy; spacious
宽= spacious 阔= wide
宽阔 (spacious) mostly describe:
space - e.g. 宽阔空间 (wide space); 宽阔房间 (spacious room)
object - e.g 车身宽阔 (the car is wide)
宽广 broad; extensive; spacious; vast:
宽= spacious 广 = broad
宽广(expansive) mostly describe:
- space - e.g 宽广空间 (expansive space)
- area - e.g 地方宽广(area is expansive)
辽阔 vast; extensive
辽= distant = 阔= wide
辽阔 (vast) mostly describe:
- space - e.g. 辽阔空间 (vast space)
- territory - e.g. 辽阔领土 (vast territory )
- area - e.g. 地方辽阔 (area is vast)
Maria Efremova wrote:
Is there any difference in usage between 广阔 and 辽阔?
广阔 is more general, It can be used to describe area in a grand scale, for example: '广阔的宇宙'(wide universe) but it can also be used to describe area in much smaller scale, for example: '广阔的足球场' (wide football field)
It can also be used metaphorically. For example 心胸广阔 (forgiving).
辽阔 is more specific. It is exclusively for describing area in a grand scale. (area that cover vast distance and require long time to travel)
辽 itself means 'distant' (far away in time or space)
you can say '辽阔的宇宙' (vast universe) but you cannot say '辽阔的足球场' (vast football field) because it is too small in scale.
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广阔 is more general, it can be used metaphorically. For example 心胸广阔 (forgiving). It can also be used to describe comparatively smaller scale area, like 广阔的足球场 (wide football field); 辽阔 is more specific for area or space of grandest scale. Area that cover vast distance and require long time to travel. 辽 itself means 'distant' ( far away in time or space)– Tang Ho ♦May 27, 2017 at 10:47