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Here's the verse in question, the last verse of a Chines language poem:

"如再宽阔些便可知千里阵云怎么写了"

My current translation:

"If you broaden your horizons, you can learn how to write about vast formations of clouds."

Is "broaden horizons" a good way to translate "如再宽阔些便可知..."?

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  • Got a bit more of that poem? A link?
    – Pedroski
    Commented Mar 4, 2021 at 8:08
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    "Broaden your horizons" mostly refers to "开阔眼界" in china. Any more context plz.
    – Shaw
    Commented Mar 5, 2021 at 2:34

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You have: 如再宽阔些便可知千里阵云怎么写了

This is similar to yours, (maybe yours is a reference??):

念去去⑦,千里烟波,暮霭沉沉楚天阔⑧。
Memories wander, 10000 leagues of mist covered water, (here) dense evening mists (but in) Chu skies are clear
⑦去去:重复“去”字,表示行程遥远。

⑧“暮霭”句:傍晚的云雾笼罩着南天,
muai phrase: evening mists shroud the southern sky,
深厚广阔,
deep and wide,
不知尽头。
seemingly boundless.
暮霭(ǎi):
muai:
傍晚的云雾。沈沈:即“沉沉”,
evening mists deep deep: namely "(lie) heavy",
深厚的样子。楚天:指南方楚地的天空。
appearing profound.
楚天:指南方楚地的天空。
Chu sky: refers to the clear skies of the Southern Chu Province

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