大峡谷

大峽谷
Dàxiágǔ
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Grand Canyon (US)
  2. 2 great canyon; great gorge

Examples

Měiguó Dàxiágǔ shì shìjiè zhùmíng de zìrán jǐngguān.
The US Grand Canyon is a world-famous natural landscape.
Kēluōlāduō Hé zài Dàxiágǔ dǐbù liúguò.
The Colorado River runs along the bottom of the Grand Canyon.

Tips

usage
By default 大峡谷 refers to Arizona's Grand Canyon, carved by the Colorado River. It can also be a generic 'great canyon' — e.g. 雅鲁藏布大峡谷 (Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon) in Tibet, the world's deepest.

Stroke Order

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