狭隘
Old HSK 6
狭隘 (xiá'ài) · narrow-minded
狭隘 (xiá'ài) means “narrow-minded; narrow”. It is written with 2 characters: 狭 (narrow) + 隘 (narrow). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 狭隘 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
隘 ài · narrow
What 隘 is made of
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 益yì — to profit
- 水shuǐ — water
- 皿mǐn — dish
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Example sentences
他的想法太狭隘了。Tā de xiǎngfǎ tài xiá'ài le.His way of thinking is too narrow-minded.
我们不能用狭隘的眼光看问题。Wǒmen bùnéng yòng xiá'ài de yǎnguāng kàn wèntí.We shouldn't look at problems narrowly.
Questions about 狭隘
What does 狭隘 mean?
狭隘 (xiá'ài) means “narrow-minded; narrow”.
How do you pronounce 狭隘?
狭隘 is pronounced xiá'ài.
Which HSK level is 狭隘?
狭隘 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 狭隘 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 195: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.