narrow; parochial (adj.)
HSK 6
Traditional
狹隘
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
这个房间太狭隘，感觉很局促。 Zhège fángjiān tài xiá'ài, gǎnjué hěn júcù. - This room is too narrow and feels very cramped.
这条小巷子非常狭隘，只能容纳一个人通过。 Zhè tiáo xiǎo xiàngzi fēicháng xiá'ài, zhǐ néng róngnà yīgè rén tōngguò. - This alleyway is very narrow and can only accommodate one person at a time.
在狭隘的走廊里，人们不时地碰撞。 Zài xiá'ài de zǒuláng lǐ, rénmen bùshí de pèngzhuàng. - In the narrow corridor, people frequently bump into each other.
他们住在一座狭隘的公寓里，没有多余的空间。 Tāmen zhù zài yī zuò xiá'ài de gōngyù lǐ, méiyǒu duōyú de kōngjiān. - They live in a cramped apartment with no extra space.
这座城市的道路十分狭隘，交通拥堵。 Zhè zuò chéngshì de dàolù shífēn xiá'ài, jiāotōng yōngdǔ. - The roads in this city are very narrow, causing heavy traffic congestion.
Characters
狭 xiá - narrow |
隘 ài - narrow; strategically located pass |