狭隘

狹隘

xiáài

adjective HSK 7-9 #18,492

Meanings

1 narrow
2 narrow-minded
3 limited

Characters

narrow; cramped

narrow pass; narrow

Doubly narrow - restricted in scope.

Examples

他的想法太狭隘了。

Tā de xiǎngfǎ tài xiá'ài le.

His thinking is too narrow-minded.

这条路非常狭隘。

Zhè tiáo lù fēicháng xiá'ài.

This road is very narrow.

不要用狭隘的眼光看问题。

Bùyào yòng xiá'ài de yǎnguāng kàn wèntí.

Don't look at problems with a narrow perspective.

Tips

usage

狭隘 is used both literally (narrow space) and figuratively (narrow-minded). The figurative use is more common: 狭隘的思想 (narrow thinking), 狭隘的民族主义 (narrow nationalism).

Stroke Order

狭 xiá

隘 ài