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狭窄 xiázhǎi

狭窄 xiázhǎi Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 狭窄 xiázhǎi .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xiázhǎi | xia2 zhai3
English translation
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About 狭窄 xiázhǎi

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Traditional form

狹窄

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 狭窄 xiázhǎi

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 狭窄 xiázhǎi .

xiá

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. quǎn represents the meaning and jiā represents the sound. Simplified form of xiá .

Phonetic compound

jiā

Semantic compound

quǎn

Positional decomposition

犭夹

Number of Strokes

9
zhǎi

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xué represents the meaning and zhà represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

zhà

Semantic compound

xué

Positional decomposition

穴乍

Number of Strokes

10

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Example sentences using 狭窄 xiázhǎi

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chuán cháng 驾驶 jiàshǐ de 船穿 Guò le 狭窄 xiázhǎi de 航道 háng dào .

The captain sailed his ship through the narrow channel.

他们 tā men chōng 下楼梯来到 lái dào 狭窄 xiázhǎi 肮脏 āng zāng de 街上 jiē shang

They chased down the stairs into the narrow, dirty street.

Cóng 围栏 wéi lán shǎng de 狭窄 xiázhǎi 缺口 quēkǒu le 过去 guòqu

He squeezed through a narrow opening in the fence.

卡车 kǎchē 疯狂 fēngkuáng de 左摇右 huǎng Cóng 狭窄 xiázhǎi de 山路 shān lù shǎng 急冲而下

The truck sways wildly, careening down narrow mountain roads.

bèi zhǐ 无趣 wú qù 乏味 fá wèi 古板 gǔ bǎn 守旧 shǒu jiù 心胸狭窄 xīn xiōng xiá zhǎi

He was criticised for being boring, strait-laced and narrow-minded.

狭窄 xiázhǎi Decomposition

See the 7 Chinese characters that make up 狭窄 xiázhǎi and their own compounds.

狭窄 xiázhǎi Compounds

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