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CHINESE CHARACTER
xiá
峡
峡
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gorge; strait
- Numbered pinyin
- xia2
- English meanings
- gorge; ravine; strait
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
under (condition/fact etc.)
hero; knight
cow
summer; Xia dynasty
leisure; free time
narrow; petty
flaw; blemish
blind
prawn
shrimp; prawn
govern; jurisdiction
far; distant
rosy clouds
Example sentences
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- 01
zhǎng长jiāng江sān三xiá峡fēngjǐng风景zhuànglì壮丽。
The Three Gorges of the Yangtze River are magnificent.
- 02
wǒmen我们chuānguò穿过xiázhǎi狭窄de的xiágǔ峡谷。
We passed through a narrow gorge.
Related words
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- 峡谷
- 三峡
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