悬崖峭壁
Old HSK 6
悬崖峭壁 (xuányáqiàobì) · sheer cliffs and steep rocks
悬崖峭壁 (xuányáqiàobì) means “sheer cliffs and steep rocks”. It is written with 4 characters: 悬 (to hang) + 崖 (cliff) + 峭 (steep) + 壁 (partition). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 悬崖峭壁 is built
The characters
悬 xuán · to hang
What 悬 is made of
- 县xiàn — county
- 且qiě — moreover
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 且qiě — moreover
- 心xīn — heart
崖 yá · cliff
What 崖 is made of
- 山shān — mountain
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 厓yá — precipice
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
峭 qiào · steep
What 峭 is made of
- 山shān — mountain
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 肖xiào — to resemble
- ⺌ — structural part
- ⺼ — meat
壁 bì · partition
What 壁 is made of
- 辟pì — law
- 尸shī — body
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 辛xīn — bitter
- 立lì — to stand
- 十 — ten
- 尸shī — body
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Example sentences
山的两边都是悬崖峭壁。Shān de liǎngbiān dōu shì xuányáqiàobì.Both sides of the mountain are sheer cliffs.
爬悬崖峭壁非常危险。Pá xuányáqiàobì fēicháng wēixiǎn.Climbing sheer cliffs is very dangerous.
Questions about 悬崖峭壁
What does 悬崖峭壁 mean?
悬崖峭壁 (xuányáqiàobì) means “sheer cliffs and steep rocks”.
How do you pronounce 悬崖峭壁?
悬崖峭壁 is pronounced xuányáqiàobì.
Which HSK level is 悬崖峭壁?
悬崖峭壁 is in Old HSK 6.
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Learn 悬崖峭壁 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 206: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.