窄

zhǎi

HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Adjective Uncommon

Definitions

1. narrow
2. narrow-minded
3. badly off

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Antonyms

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• 宽 kuān 宽 kuān wide width; broad; wide: wide

Related words

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• 狭窄 xiá zhǎi 狭窄 xiá zhǎi narrow narrow (both physically and metaphorically); often used in compound contexts: narrow

Synonyms

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• 狭 xiá 狭 xiá narrow describing physical narrowness, as in a narrow street or space: narrow

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窄 usually describes physical narrowness and is less common in abstract senses like 'narrow-minded', which often appears in compounds like 狭窄.

Example Sentences

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这条巷很 窄 。

This alley is very narrow.

这条路很 窄 。

This road is very narrow.

窄 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13111638)

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Words Containing 窄

• 狭窄 狭窄 xiá zhǎi: narrow
• 二尖瓣狭窄 二尖瓣狭窄 èr jiān bàn xiá zhǎi: mitral stenosis (physiology)
• 冤家路窄 冤家路窄 yuān jiā lù zhǎi: lit. for enemies, the road is narrow (idiom)
• 地窄人稠 地窄人稠 dì zhǎi rén chóu: small and densely populated
• 宽打窄用 宽打窄用 kuān dǎ zhǎi yòng: to give oneself leeway (idiom)
• 宽窄 宽窄 kuān zhǎi: width
• 尖窄 尖窄 jiān zhǎi: pointy
• 心窄 心窄 xīn zhǎi: narrow-minded
• 心胸狭窄 心胸狭窄 xīn xiōng xiá zhǎi: (idiom) narrow-minded; petty; ungenerous
• 窄巷 窄巷 zhǎi xiàng: narrow alley
• 窄狭 窄狭 zhǎi xiá: see 狹窄|狭窄[xiá zhǎi]
• 窄缝 窄缝 zhǎi fèng: narrow gap