悬崖

懸崖

xuányá

noun HSK 7 #7,038

Measure Word

一座悬崖 zuò

Meanings

1 cliff; precipice

Characters

to hang; suspended

cliff; precipice

Literally 'hanging cliff' — a cliff so steep it seems to hang in mid-air.

Examples

他站在悬崖边上往下看。

Tā zhàn zài xuányá biān shàng wǎng xià kàn.

He stood at the edge of the cliff and looked down.

悬崖峭壁上长着几棵松树。

Xuányá-qiàobì shàng zhǎng zhe jǐ kē sōngshù.

A few pine trees grow on the sheer cliff face.

Tips

usage

悬崖勒马 (xuányá-lèmǎ) is a common idiom meaning 'to rein in at the edge of a cliff' — to pull back from disaster at the last moment. 悬崖峭壁 (xuányá-qiàobì) means 'sheer cliffs and precipices.'

Stroke Order

悬 xuán

崖 yá