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Meaning of 狭

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(Trad.: 狹)
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:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (dog) conveys the meaning.
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Example Words
狭窄 xiá zhǎi narrow
狭隘 xiá ài narrow; tight; narrow minded; lacking in experience
狭小 xiá xiǎo narrow
狭义 xiá narrow sense; restricted sense
狭长 xiá cháng long and narrow
More: 狭* | *狭 | *狭*
Example Sentences
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I had become narrow and short-sighted at my desk.
2
The streets were narrower and noisier back then than they are now.
3
The roads there are quite narrow and not easy to navigate.
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Young people often have narrow horizons and need to continually broaden their vision.
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This aircraft can take off and land vertically, making it very suitable for use in urban confined spaces.