What 悬崖峭壁 means
- cliffside
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Questions about 悬崖峭壁
What does 悬崖峭壁 mean in English?
悬崖峭壁 is pronounced xuányáqiàobì and means cliffside.
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.
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