Chinese Word: 崖 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

崖HSK 6

Pinyin: yá

English Definition: precipice; cliff; Taiwan pr. [yai2]

Chinese Definition:
①高地的边，陡立的山边：山崖。悬崖。崖谷。崖壑。崖壁。崖葬(悬棺葬)。崖岸。悬崖勒马。
②边际：崖略(大略，梗概)。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 山

Ideographic:A mountain 山 precipice 厓; 厓 also provides the pronunciation

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 山 [ shān ] mountain, hill, peak
- 厓 [ yá ] precipice; river bank, shore; surname

Similar Characters: 嵟蛙娃洼桂挂佳涯封畦

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悬崖	xuán yá	precipice; overhanging cliff
山崖	shān yá	cliff
悬崖勒马	xuán yá lè mǎ	lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom); fig. to act in the nick of time
崖壁	yá bì	escarpment; precipice; cliff
断崖	duàn yá	steep cliff; crag; precipice

1		qiě 且 xuán yá qiào bì 悬崖峭壁 yíng rào 萦绕 zài 在 yún wù 云雾 zhī zhōng 之中。 Nevertheless, the high cliffs and peaks are often shrouded in clouds and mist.
2		zhè 这 tiáo 条 lù 路 yán zhe 沿着 xuán yá 悬崖 biān yuán 边缘 yán shēn 延伸。 The road runs along the edge of the cliff.
3		dāng xīn 当心， xuán yá 悬崖 de 的 lìng yī biān 另一边 shì 是 yī piàn 一片 kuān kuò 宽阔、 wēi xiǎn 危险 de 的 kōng kuàng 空旷 qū yù 区域。 Watch out, on the other side of the cliff is a vast, dangerous wilderness.