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崖 yá

cliff, precipice; precipitous

Strokes
11
Level
HSK 6
Radical
山
Type
Ideograph
Made of 山厓 ⿱山厓

Memory hint: A mountain 山 precipice 厓; 厓 also provides the pronunciation

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  1. 他站在悬崖边往下看。
    Tā zhàn zài xuányá biān wǎng xià kàn.
    He stood at the edge of the cliff looking down.
    he stand at cliff edge toward down look
  2. 你敢站在悬崖边往下看吗？
    Nǐ gǎn zhàn zài xuányá biān wǎng xià kàn ma?
    Do you dare stand at the edge of the cliff and look down?
    you dare stand at cliff edge toward down look (question)
  3. 靠近悬崖时一定要小心。
    Kàojìn xuányá shí yídìng yào xiǎoxīn.
    You must be careful when approaching the cliff.
    approach cliff time definitely should careful
  4. 这里并不是悬崖，只是一个小土坡。
    Zhèlǐ bìng bú shì xuányá, zhǐshì yí ge xiǎo tǔpō.
    This isn't a cliff, it's just a small slope.
    here at-all not-is cliff, only-is one (measure) small earth-slope
  5. 山顶上有一处陡峭的悬崖，风景壮丽。
    Shāndǐng shàng yǒu yí chù dǒuqiào de xuányá, fēngjǐng zhuànglì.
    There's a steep cliff at the top of the mountain, with magnificent scenery.
    mountain-top-on have one place steep (particle) cliff, scenery magnificent

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