狭窄

狹窄

xiázhǎi

adjective HSK 7-9 #15,030

Meanings

1 narrow; tight
2 narrow-minded (figurative)

Characters

narrow; confined

Examples

这条路太狭窄了，两辆车过不去。

Zhè tiáo lù tài xiázhǎi le, liǎng liàng chē guòbúqù.

This road is too narrow — two cars can't pass.

他的眼界很狭窄。

Tā de yǎnjiè hěn xiázhǎi.

His worldview is very narrow.

Tips

usage

Primarily describes physical spaces (roads, rooms), but also used figuratively for narrow thinking — 眼界狭窄 (narrow worldview), 心胸狭窄 (narrow-minded).

Stroke Order

狭 xiá

窄 zhǎi