窄

zhǎi

HSK 7freq #8622

Meanings

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zhǎi

1.narrow
2.narrow-minded
3.badly off

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Wiktionary

1.narrow; (of rooms, pants, etc.) tight
2.narrow-minded
3.badly off; hard up
4.unlikely; barely possible; unfavourable; slim (very small)

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ʔsraːɡ): semantic 穴 (“cave; hole”) + phonetic 乍 (OC *zraːɡs)

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Components

窄穴乍

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Example sentences

這條路對汽車來說太窄了。
The road is too narrow for cars.
這條路太窄汽車無法通行。
The road is too narrow for cars.
门太窄了，这辆车通不过。
The gate is so narrow that the car can't pass through it.

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Related words

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