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峡谷

峡谷 xiágǔ

峡谷 xiágǔ Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 峡谷 xiágǔ .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xiágǔ | xia2 gu3
English translation
canyon
gill
ravine

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Traditional form

峽谷

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 峡谷 xiágǔ

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xiá

Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

山夹

Number of Strokes

9

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of the valley between two mountains.

Positional decomposition

人口 rénkǒu

Number of Strokes

7

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Example sentences using 峡谷 xiágǔ

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Shān shǎng , 还有 hái yǒu liǎng tiáo 峡谷 xiágǔ , 东峡 西峡 Xī xiá .

Calendar hill, there are two other Grand Canyon, the East Gap, Xixia.

zhè zuò 城市 chéngshì jiàn zài Gāo chū 峡谷 xiágǔ de 岩石 yánshí shǎng .

The city is built on the rock rising out of ravines.

zhè tiáo 小路 xiǎo lù 弯弯曲曲 wān wān qū qū de 顺着 shùn zhe 峡谷 xiágǔ dǒu 削的 xià 蜿蜒 wān yán ér xià .

The trail zigzagged down the abrupt descent of the canyon.

山谷 shān gǔ 经常 jīngcháng 以深峡谷 xiágǔ de 形态 xíngtài 存在 cúnzài

Valleys often take the form of deep canyons.

现在 xiànzài 峡谷 xiágǔ de 南边 nán bian 长满 zhǎng mǎn 树木 shù mù

The south side of the gorge is now clothed in trees.

峡谷 xiágǔ Decomposition

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峡谷 xiágǔ Compounds

See all 49 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 峡谷 xiágǔ in their composition.

  • xiá
      • Róng
        • róng , róng , róng , róng , róng , róng , yóng , , , , , , , , , róng
      • què
      • , , huō , , , , , hān , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 谿, , , , , lóng , , ,
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