峡谷

xiá gǔ

CL 个 gè 条 tiáo 道 dào

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Uncommon

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Definitions

1. canyon
2. gill
3. ravine

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Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item

• 平原 píng yuán 平原 píng yuán field 峡谷是深切的地形，平原是广阔的平坦土地，地形上相反: field

Related words

2 items

• 山谷 shān gǔ 山谷 shān gǔ valley 峡谷指狭窄幽深的山谷，两边有陡峭山壁；山谷是两山之间低凹的狭长地带，不一定陡峭: valley
• 沟壑 gōu hè 沟壑 gōu hè gorge 沟壑指山沟或大水坑，不如峡谷深长，常指经水流冲刷而成的狭长凹地: gorge

Usage notes

Collocations

常与“深切”“幽深”“雄伟”搭配，形容峡谷的壮观；口语中可直接用作地名如“雅鲁藏布大峡谷”。

Common mistakes

避免将“峡谷”误用作普通“山谷”；“峡谷”强调陡峭两壁夹峙，若仅为一般山间低地，应用“山谷”。

Example Sentences

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这个 峡谷 很深，两边都是陡峭的悬崖。

This canyon is very deep, with steep cliffs on both sides.

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Words Containing 峡谷

• 大峡谷 大峡谷 dà xiá gǔ: great valley
• 怒江大峡谷 怒江大峡谷 nù jiāng dà xiá gǔ: the Grand Canyon of the Nujiang river in Tibet and Yunnan
• 科罗拉多大峡谷 科罗拉多大峡谷 kē luó lā duō dà xiá gǔ: the Grand Canyon (Colorado)
• 雅鲁藏布大峡谷 雅鲁藏布大峡谷 yǎ lǔ zàng bù dà xiá gǔ: Great Canyon of Yarlung Tsangpo-Brahmaputra (through the southeast Himalayas, from Tibet to Assam and Bangladesh)

Child Words of 峡谷

• 峡 峡 xiá: gorge
• 谷 谷 gǔ: grain