巷子 (xiàng zi): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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巷子
巷子
(xiàng zi): Alley (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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巷 • xiàng • lane; alley • HSK 2.0 L6
HSK 6
xiàng
巷
lane; alley
子 • zi • child, offspring, seed, small thing • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
zi
子
child, offspring, seed, small thing
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 巷子.
Words with
巷
大街小巷
dà jiē xiǎo xiàng
streets and lanes / everywhere
小巷
xiǎo xiàng
alley, lane
万人空巷
wàn rén kōng xiàng
A huge crowd gathers for a celebration or event, leaving the streets and alleys empty.
行号巷哭
xíng háo xiàng kū
describes a scene of widespread grief where everyone, whether on the streets or in the alleys, is crying loudly; extreme sorrow felt by the entire community.
Words with
子
儿子
ér zi
son
杯子
bēi zi
cup; glass; mug
桌子
zhuō zi
table
椅子
yǐ zi
chair
妻子
qī zi
wife
孩子
hái zi
child; children
本子
běn zi
book
个子
gè zi
height; stature
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Example Sentences with 巷子
zhè
这
tiáo
条
xiàng
巷
zi
子
hěn
很
zhǎi
窄
，
zhǐ
只
néng
能
yī
一
ge
个
rén
人
tōng
通
guò
过
。
This alley is very narrow; only one person can pass through.
xiàng
巷
zi
子
jìn
尽
tóu
头
yǒu
有
yī
一
jiā
家
lǎo
老
chá
茶
guǎn
馆
，
shēng
生
yi
意
hěn
很
hǎo
好
。
At the end of the alley there is an old tea house with good business.
