狭窄
Old HSK 6
狭窄 (xiázhǎi) · narrow
狭窄 (xiázhǎi) means “narrow; cramped”. It is written with 2 characters: 狭 (narrow) + 窄 (narrow). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 狭窄 is built
The characters
狭 xiá · narrow
What 狭 is made of
- 犭quǎn — dog
- 夹jiā — to support
- 夫fū — man
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 夫fū — man
窄 zhǎi · narrow
What 窄 is made of
- 穴xué — cave
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 八bā — eight
- 宀 — roof
- 乍zhà — first time
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 下xià — below
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 卜bo — divination
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Example sentences
这条小巷很狭窄。Zhè tiáo xiǎoxiàng hěn xiázhǎi.This alley is very narrow.
他们住在一间狭窄的房子里。Tāmen zhùzài yī jiān xiázhǎi de fángzi lǐ.They live in a cramped little flat.
Questions about 狭窄
What does 狭窄 mean?
狭窄 (xiázhǎi) means “narrow; cramped”.
How do you pronounce 狭窄?
狭窄 is pronounced xiázhǎi.
Which HSK level is 狭窄?
狭窄 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 狭窄 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 195: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.