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Meaning of 隘

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隘HSK 6
Pinyin: ài
English Definition: pass; defile; narrow; confined; in distress
Chinese Definition:
①险要的地方:隘口。要隘。关隘。险隘。
②狭窄:隘巷。隘路。狭隘。
③穷:隘穷。隘窘。贫隘。
Total strokes: 12; Radical: 阜
Pictophonetic:益 indicates the sound; 阝 (hill) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 阝 [ yì ] place, town, city
    • 益 [ yì ] to profit, to benefit; advantage
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Example Words
狭隘HSK 6 xiá ài narrow; tight; narrow minded; lacking in experience
要隘 yào ài strategic pass
关隘 guān ài mountain pass
隘口 ài kǒu narrow mountain pass; defile
隘路 ài lù defile; narrow passage
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Example Sentences
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少校派了一个旅把守关隘
。
The major set a brigade to guard the pass.