峡湾

峽灣

xiáwān

noun

Measure Word

一条峡湾 tiáo

Meanings

1 fjord

Characters

Examples

挪威以美丽的峡湾闻名于世。

Nuówēi yǐ měilì de xiáwān wénmíng yú shì.

Norway is famous worldwide for its beautiful fjords.

我们坐船游览了一条峡湾。

Wǒmen zuò chuán yóulǎn le yī tiáo xiáwān.

We took a boat to tour a fjord.

Tips

memory

峡 (xiá) = gorge, 湾 (wān) = bay. Literally 'gorge-bay' — exactly what a fjord is: a flooded glacial gorge that has become a long narrow ocean inlet. The Chinese name describes the geography more directly than the English loanword does.

Stroke Order

峡 xiá

湾 wān