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巷

xiàng
noun #10,499

Measure Word

一条巷 tiáo

Meanings

  1. 1 lane
  2. 2 alley

Characters

巷
xiàng
lane; alley

Examples

这条小巷很安静。
Zhè tiáo xiǎo xiàng hěn ānjìng.
This little alley is very quiet.
走到巷子尽头就能看到那家店。
Zǒu dào xiàngzi jìntóu jiù néng kàndào nà jiā diàn.
Walk to the end of the alley and you'll see the shop.

Tips

usage
In daily speech, 巷子 (xiàngzi) is more common than 巷 alone. 街巷 (jiēxiàng) means "streets and alleys." In southern China, 弄 (lòng) is sometimes used instead.

Stroke Order

巷 xiàng

Related Words

巷子 xiàngzi #9,158
alley; lane; narrow street
小巷 xiǎoxiàng #8,182
alley; narrow lane / small alleyway
车道 chēdào HSK 7 #7,020
lane (of a road) / driveway / traffic lane
大街小巷 dàjiēxiǎoxiàng HSK 7 #24,265
streets and alleys / everywhere in town / all over the city
行星 xíngxīng #5,197
planet
星球 xīngqiú #1,805
planet / celestial body / world
跑道 pǎodào HSK 7 #8,335
runway (of an airport) / track (for running); lane
航线 hángxiàn #8,340
air route; flight route / shipping route; shipping lane / course (of navigation)
死胡同 sǐhútòng #9,533
dead end; cul-de-sac / blind alley; impasse (figurative)
轨道 guǐdào HSK 6 #4,818
track; rail (for trains) / orbit (of a satellite or planet) / course; path (figurative)
巷 xiàng
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