悬崖峭壁 xuányáqiàobì

1. (idiom) sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 悬崖峭壁, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

悬崖峭壁 is written with 4 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

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What does 悬崖峭壁 mean in English?

悬崖峭壁 is pronounced xuányáqiàobì and means (idiom) sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces †.

How do you pronounce 悬崖峭壁?

悬崖峭壁 is xuányáqiàobì in pinyin — written xuanyaqiaobi without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 悬崖峭壁?

悬崖峭壁 is written with 4 characters: 悬 (xuán) Hang (suspend - unresolved - concerned about - far part), 崖 (yái) Precipice (cliff), 峭 (qiào) Steep, 壁 (bì) Wall. Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 悬崖峭壁 written in traditional Chinese?

懸崖峭壁. The simplified form 悬崖峭壁 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 懸崖峭壁 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced xuányáqiàobì.

Is 悬崖峭壁 an HSK word?

Yes — 悬崖峭壁 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.