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巷 xiàng

lane; alley

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9
Level
HSK 6
Radical
巳
Made of 共巳 ⿱共巳
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  1. 他住在一条很窄的巷子里。
    Tā zhù zài yì tiáo hěn zhǎi de xiàngzi lǐ.
    He lives in a very narrow lane.
    he live at one (measure) very narrow (particle) lane-inside
  2. 这条巷子通向哪里？
    Zhè tiáo xiàngzi tōng xiàng nǎlǐ?
    Where does this lane lead to?
    this (measure) lane lead toward where (question)
  3. 我们去小巷里找找那家老店吧。
    Wǒmen qù xiǎoxiàng lǐ zhǎozhao nà jiā lǎodiàn ba.
    Let's go into the small lane to find that old shop.
    we go small-lane-inside look-look that (measure) old-shop (suggestion)
  4. 这不是一条死巷，前面还能通到大街。
    Zhè bú shì yì tiáo sǐxiàng, qiánmiàn hái néng tōng dào dàjiē.
    This isn't a dead-end alley, it still leads to the main street ahead.
    this not-is one (measure) dead-lane, front still can lead to main-street
  5. 老城区的小巷里，藏着许多有意思的小店。
    Lǎo chéngqū de xiǎoxiàng lǐ, cáng zhe xǔduō yǒuyìsi de xiǎodiàn.
    In the alleys of the old town, many interesting small shops are hidden.
    old town-district (particle) small-lane-inside, hide-continuous many interesting (particle) small-shop

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