峡湾

峽灣

xiáwān

noun

Measure Word

一条峡湾 tiáo

Meanings

1 fjord

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

挪威以美丽的峡湾闻名于世。

Nuówēi yǐ měilì de xiáwān wénmíngyúshì.

Norway is famous worldwide for its beautiful fjords.

HSK 7-9

我们坐船游览了一条峡湾。

Wǒmen zuò chuán yóulǎn le yì tiáo xiáwān.

We took a boat to tour a fjord.

Tips

memory

峡 = gorge, 湾 = 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