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狭隘

狹隘
xiá'ài
adjective HSK 7-9 #18,492

Meanings

  1. 1 narrow
  2. 2 narrow-minded
  3. 3 limited

Characters

狭
xiá
narrow; cramped
隘
ài
narrow pass; narrow
Doubly narrow - restricted in scope.

Examples

HSK 2
他的想法太狭隘了。
Tā de xiǎngfǎ tài xiá'ài le.
His thinking is too narrow-minded.
HSK 2
这条路非常狭隘。
Zhè tiáo lù fēicháng xiá'ài.
This road is very narrow.
HSK 5
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