悬崖峭壁

懸崖峭壁

xuányá-qiàobì

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Meanings

山路两边都是悬崖峭壁，十分危险。

Shānlù liǎngbiān dōu shì xuányáqiàobì, shífēn wēixiǎn.

Both sides of the mountain road are sheer cliffs — extremely dangerous.

他们爬过悬崖峭壁，终于到达山顶。

Tāmen pá guò xuányáqiàobì, zhōngyú dàodá shāndǐng.

They climbed past sheer cliffs and finally reached the summit.

memory

悬崖 = hanging cliff (a cliff that 'hangs'), 峭壁 = steep wall. Two near-synonyms stacked for emphasis — always doubly dangerous terrain.

悬 xuán

崖 yá

峭 qiào

壁 bì