Chinese Word: 巷 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

巷HSK 6

Pinyin: xiàng

English Definition: lane; alley

Chinese Definition:
①胡同，里弄：小巷。陋巷。穷巷。巷陌(街道)。巷战(在城市街巷里进行的战斗)。穷街陋巷。

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 己

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 共 [ gòng ] all, total; together; to share
- 巳 [ sì ] the hours from 9 to 11; 6th terrestrial branch

Similar Characters: 昔

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大街小巷	dà jiē xiǎo xiàng	great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
街巷	jiē xiàng	streets and alleys; street; alley
巷子	xiàng zi	alley
街头巷尾	jiē tóu xiàng wěi	top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
街谈巷议	jiē tán xiàng yì	(idiom) town gossip; streetcorner conversations

1		xiǎo tōu 小偷 guǎi 拐 jìn 进 le 了 xiàng zi 巷子。 The thief turned into the alley.
2		xiǎo xiàng 小巷 de 的 jīng lì 经历 shì 是 kě 可 dǔ 睹 de 的。 The experience can be seen.
3		zhè 这 tiáo 条 wān qū 弯曲 de 的 xiǎo xiàng 小巷 tōng xiàng 通向 chéng shì 城市 de 的 lìng 另 yī duān 一端。 This curved alley leads to the other end of the city.
4		wǒ men 我们 zài 在 xiǎo xiàng 小巷 lǐ 里 guàng 逛 le 了 hǎo 好 jǐ 几 quān 圈， dàn 但 méi 没 zhǎo dào 找到 cān tīng 餐厅。 We walked around the alley several times, but we couldn’t find the restaurant.

1		xiǎo tōu 小偷 guǎi 拐 jìn 进 le 了 xiàng zi 巷子。 The thief turned into the alley.
2		xiǎo xiàng 小巷 de 的 jīng lì 经历 shì 是 kě 可 dǔ 睹 de 的。 The experience can be seen.
3		zhè 这 tiáo 条 wān qū 弯曲 de 的 xiǎo xiàng 小巷 tōng xiàng 通向 chéng shì 城市 de 的 lìng 另 yī duān 一端。 This curved alley leads to the other end of the city.
4		wǒ men 我们 zài 在 xiǎo xiàng 小巷 lǐ 里 guàng 逛 le 了 hǎo 好 jǐ 几 quān 圈， dàn 但 méi 没 zhǎo dào 找到 cān tīng 餐厅。 We walked around the alley several times, but we couldn’t find the restaurant.