峡谷
Old HSK 6
峡谷 (xiágǔ) · canyon
峡谷 (xiágǔ) means “canyon; gorge”. It is written with 2 characters: 峡 (gorge) + 谷 (valley). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 峡谷 is built
The characters
峡 xiá · gorge
What 峡 is made of
- 山shān — mountain
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 夹jiā — to support
- 夫fū — man
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 夫fū — man
谷 gǔ · valley
What 谷 is made of
- 八bā — eight
- 人rén — person
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Example sentences
我们去参观了一个大峡谷。Wǒmen qù cānguān le yī gè dà xiágǔ.We went to visit a big canyon.
河水从峡谷中流过。Hé shuǐ cóng xiágǔ zhōng liúguò.The river flows through the gorge.
Questions about 峡谷
What does 峡谷 mean?
峡谷 (xiágǔ) means “canyon; gorge”.
How do you pronounce 峡谷?
峡谷 is pronounced xiágǔ.
Which HSK level is 峡谷?
峡谷 is in Old HSK 6.
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Learn 峡谷 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 194: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.