Chinese Word: 窄 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

窄HSK 5

Pinyin: zhǎi

English Definition: narrow; narrow-minded; badly off

Chinese Definition:
①横的距离小，与“宽”相对：狭窄。窄小。冤家路窄。
②心胸不开朗，气量小：心窄。
③生活不富裕：日子过得挺窄。

Antonyms: 宽广

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 穴

Pictophonetic:乍 indicates the sound; 穴 (cave) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 穴 [ xué ] cave, den, hole
- 乍 [ zhà ] first time, for the first time, suddenly

Similar Characters: 窂

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狭窄HSK 6	xiá zhǎi	narrow
宽窄HSK 5	kuān zhǎi	width; breadth
窄狭	zhǎi xiá	see 狭窄
冤家路窄	yuān jiā lù zhǎi	lit. enemies on a narrow road (idiom); fig. an inevitable clash between opposing factions
窄巷HSK 6	zhǎi xiàng	narrow alley; narrow street

1		yáo bǎi 摇摆 lóng gǔ 龙骨 tōng cháng 通常 cháng 长， zhǎi 窄， zhòng 重。 A swing keel is usually long, thin, and heavy.
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.

1		yáo bǎi 摇摆 lóng gǔ 龙骨 tōng cháng 通常 cháng 长， zhǎi 窄， zhòng 重。 A swing keel is usually long, thin, and heavy.
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.