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CHINESE CHARACTER

yá

崖

崖

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cliff

Numbered pinyin
ya2
English meanings
cliff; precipice; crag; edge

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā他zhàn站zài在xuányá悬崖biān边shàng上。

    He stood on the edge of the cliff.

  2. 02

    shān山yá崖shàng上zhǎng长zhe着yī一kē棵sōngshù松树。

    A pine tree grows on the cliff.

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