Chinese Word: 狭 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

狭 (Trad.: 狹)HSK 6

Pinyin: xiá

English Definition: narrow; narrow-minded

Chinese Definition:
①窄，不宽阔，与“广”相对：狭窄。狭长。狭隘。偏狭。狭邪(指小街曲巷娼妓居住的地方。亦作“狭斜”)。
②窄广。

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 犬

Pictophonetic:夹 indicates the sound; 犭 (dog) conveys the meaning.

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Similar Characters: 峡挟侠狹

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狭窄HSK 6	xiá zhǎi	narrow
狭隘HSK 6	xiá ài	narrow; tight; narrow minded; lacking in experience
狭小	xiá xiǎo	narrow
狭义	xiá yì	narrow sense; restricted sense
狭长	xiá cháng	long and narrow

1		fú àn 伏案 xiě zuò 写作 ràng 让 wǒ 我 xiá ài 狭隘、 duǎn jiàn 短见。 I had become narrow and short-sighted at my desk.
2		nà shí hou 那时候 de 的 jiē dào 街道 bǐ 比 xiàn zài 现在 xiá zhǎi 狭窄、 cáo zá 嘈杂。 The streets were narrower and noisier back then than they are now.
3		nà ge 那个 dì fāng 地方 de 的 gōng lù 公路 bǐ jiào 比较 xiá zhǎi 狭窄， bù 不 tài 太 hǎo 好 xíng shǐ 行驶。 The roads there are quite narrow and not easy to navigate.
4		nián qīng rén 年轻人 de 的 yǎn jiè 眼界 wǎng wǎng 往往 bǐ jiào 比较 xiá zhǎi 狭窄， xū yào 需要 bú duàn 不断 qù 去 tuò kuān 拓宽 shì yě 视野。 Young people often have narrow horizons and need to continually broaden their vision.
5		zhè zhǒng 这种 fēi xíng qì 飞行器 kě yǐ 可以 chuí zhí 垂直 qǐ fēi 起飞 hé 和 jiàng luò 降落， fēi cháng 非常 shì hé 适合 chéng shì 城市 xiá xiǎo 狭小 kōng jiān 空间 de 的 shǐ yòng 使用。 This aircraft can take off and land vertically, making it very suitable for use in urban confined spaces.

1		fú àn 伏案 xiě zuò 写作 ràng 让 wǒ 我 xiá ài 狭隘、 duǎn jiàn 短见。 I had become narrow and short-sighted at my desk.
2		nà shí hou 那时候 de 的 jiē dào 街道 bǐ 比 xiàn zài 现在 xiá zhǎi 狭窄、 cáo zá 嘈杂。 The streets were narrower and noisier back then than they are now.
3		nà ge 那个 dì fāng 地方 de 的 gōng lù 公路 bǐ jiào 比较 xiá zhǎi 狭窄， bù 不 tài 太 hǎo 好 xíng shǐ 行驶。 The roads there are quite narrow and not easy to navigate.
4		nián qīng rén 年轻人 de 的 yǎn jiè 眼界 wǎng wǎng 往往 bǐ jiào 比较 xiá zhǎi 狭窄， xū yào 需要 bú duàn 不断 qù 去 tuò kuān 拓宽 shì yě 视野。 Young people often have narrow horizons and need to continually broaden their vision.
5		zhè zhǒng 这种 fēi xíng qì 飞行器 kě yǐ 可以 chuí zhí 垂直 qǐ fēi 起飞 hé 和 jiàng luò 降落， fēi cháng 非常 shì hé 适合 chéng shì 城市 xiá xiǎo 狭小 kōng jiān 空间 de 的 shǐ yòng 使用。 This aircraft can take off and land vertically, making it very suitable for use in urban confined spaces.