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隘 ài

narrow, confined; a strategic pass

Strokes
12
Level
HSK 6
Radical
阝
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 阝益 ⿰阝益

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  1. 他的心胸有点狭隘。
    Tā de xīnxiōng yǒudiǎn xiá'ài.
    He's a bit narrow-minded.
    his (particle) mind a-bit narrow
  2. 你为什么这么狭隘，不能包容别人的意见？
    Nǐ wèishénme zhème xiá'ài, bùnéng bāoróng biéren de yìjiàn?
    Why are you so narrow-minded that you can't tolerate others' opinions?
    you why so narrow-minded, cannot tolerate others (particle) opinion (question)
  3. 我们应该放下狭隘的偏见。
    Wǒmen yīnggāi fàngxià xiá'ài de piānjiàn.
    We should let go of narrow-minded prejudice.
    we should put-down narrow-minded (particle) prejudice
  4. 他并不狭隘，反而很能听取别人的建议。
    Tā bìng bù xiá'ài, fǎn'ér hěn néng tīngqǔ biéren de jiànyì.
    He isn't narrow-minded at all, on the contrary he's very good at listening to others' suggestions.
    he at-all not narrow-minded, instead very can listen others (particle) suggestion
  5. 古代，这个关隘是军事要塞。
    Gǔdài, zhège guān'ài shì jūnshì yàosài.
    In ancient times, this pass was a military stronghold.
    ancient-times, this (measure) pass is military stronghold

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