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| Pronunciation |
: |
zhǎi |
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| Meaning |
: |
- narrow; tight. (adj)
- narrow-minded. (adj)
- hard up; in straitened circumstances. (adj)
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| Radical |
: |
穴 |
| Strokes |
: |
10 |
| Traditional |
: |
窄 |
| Usage |
: |
2.1% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
Sentences:
| 1. This road is narrow. |
| zhè |
tiáo |
lù |
hěn |
zhǎi |
。 |
| 这 |
条 |
路 |
很 |
窄 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 这 |
: |
this |
| 条 |
: |
measure word |
| 路 |
: |
road |
| 很 |
: |
very |
| 窄 |
: |
narrow |
|
| 2. This pair of shoes are too tight for me to put on. |
| zhè |
shuāng |
xié |
tài |
zhǎi |
le |
， |
wǒ |
chuān |
bù |
xià |
。 |
| 这 |
双 |
鞋 |
太 |
窄 |
了 |
， |
我 |
穿 |
不 |
下 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 这 |
: |
this |
| 双 |
: |
pair |
| 鞋 |
: |
shoes |
| 太 |
: |
too |
| 窄 |
: |
tight |
| 了 |
: |
modal particle intensifying preceding clause |
| 我 |
: |
I |
| 穿不下 |
: |
can’t fit/put on |
|
| 3. The street is quite narrow, and thronged with people. |
| zhè |
jiē |
dào |
hěn |
xiá |
zhǎi |
ér |
qiě |
jǐ |
mǎn |
le |
rén |
。 |
| 这 |
街 |
道 |
很 |
狭 |
窄 |
而 |
且 |
挤 |
满 |
了 |
人 |
。 |
|
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|
|
| 这 |
: |
this |
| 街道 |
: |
street |
| 很 |
: |
is |
| 狭窄 |
: |
narrow |
| 而且 |
: |
and |
| 挤满 |
: |
to be bursting with |
| 了 |
: |
particle indicating that something has happened |
| 人 |
: |
people |
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