<p>Here, 面 shall be interpreted as &quot;dimension&quot;.</p>
<p>More formally, the sentence should be &quot;他希望自己的知識<strong>層面</strong>能更加寬闊&quot;. &quot;層面&quot; is a word for &quot;范围&quot; or &quot;领域&quot; in Chinese, and &quot;aspect&quot; or &quot;level&quot; in English, so the person is wishing to diverse/broaden his knowledge base.</p>

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2023-11-28T17:25:06.757Z
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r13
<p>知识面: range or scope of knowledge</p>
<p>他一向主张大学生的知识面要宽一些。<br />
He has always been of the opinion that university students ought to have a wider range of knowledge.</p>

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Pedroski
<p>知识面 means 智力成果的范围 scope of knowledge, use wide or narrow to describe it.
But I didn't find one answer for sure, so I show all my thought in the following.</p>
<ol>
<li><p>面 is 方面 (aspect), 宽阔 means wide. 知识面宽阔 means someone knows many different aspects/kinds of knowledge, such as biology, geography, literature, art and so on.</p>
</li>
<li><p>面 is 平面 (plane) can also help you understand that. Imagine knowledge as a plane, so the more knowledge you have, the wider this &quot;plane&quot; will be in terms of area. I feel this description just like &quot;broaden your horizon&quot;…</p>
</li>
</ol>
<p>Without 面， your sentence is not about width in the area, but quantity.
You can use 他希望自己的知識能更加<strong>丰富</strong>.</p>
<p>丰富 means rich, to emphasis on the quantity of knowledge. “enrich one’s knowledge&quot;</p>
<p>Hope this can help :)</p>

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rinn玲
<p>他希望自己的知識<strong>面</strong>能更加寬闊</p>
<p>What does 面 mean here? It seems unnecessary because 他希望自己的知識能更加寬闊 is much more clearer. Thanks.</p>

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Meaning of 他希望自己的知識面能更加寬闊
# Meaning of 他希望自己的知識面能更加寬闊

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-11-28)

他希望自己的知識**面**能更加寬闊

What does 面 mean here? It seems unnecessary because 他希望自己的知識能更加寬闊 is much more clearer. Thanks.

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2023-11-28. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

Here, 面 shall be interpreted as "dimension".

More formally, the sentence should be "他希望自己的知識**層面**能更加寬闊". "層面" is a word for "范围" or "领域" in Chinese, and "aspect" or "level" in English, so the person is wishing to diverse/broaden his knowledge base.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2023-11-28. Score: 2

知识面: range or scope of knowledge

他一向主张大学生的知识面要宽一些。  
He has always been of the opinion that university students ought to have a wider range of knowledge.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2023-11-28. Score: 1

知识面 means 智力成果的范围 scope of knowledge, use wide or narrow to describe it.
But I didn't find one answer for sure, so I show all my thought in the following.

1. 面 is 方面 (aspect), 宽阔 means wide. 知识面宽阔 means someone knows many different aspects/kinds of knowledge, such as biology, geography, literature, art and so on.
2. 面 is 平面 (plane) can also help you understand that. Imagine knowledge as a plane, so the more knowledge you have, the wider this "plane" will be in terms of area. I feel this description just like "broaden your horizon"…

Without 面， your sentence is not about width in the area, but quantity.
You can use 他希望自己的知識能更加**丰富**.

丰富 means rich, to emphasis on the quantity of knowledge. “enrich one’s knowledge"

Hope this can help :)


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