堑

qiàn

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Definitions

  1. 1. moat around a city

Example Sentences

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吃一 堑 长一智。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 1014135)

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Words Containing 堑

吃一堑，长一智
chī yī qiàn , zhǎng yī zhì

Fall into the moat and you'll be wiser next time (idiom); One only learns from one's mistakes.

地堑
dì qiàn

trench, rift valley

东非大地堑
dōng fēi dà dì qiàn

Great East African rift valley

路堑
lù qiàn

(civil engineering) cutting (for a railway or highway)