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悬崖
悬崖 (xuán yá): Cliff / Precipice (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Level 7-9
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悬 • xuán • to hang, suspend • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
xuán
悬
to hang, suspend
崖 • yá • cliff, precipice
yá
崖
cliff, precipice
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 悬崖.
Words with
悬
悬念
xuán niàn
suspense; be concerned about; miss
悬挂
xuán guà
hang; fly; suspend
悬殊
xuán shū
a wide gap
悬崖峭壁
xuán yá qiào bì
precipitous rock faces and sheer cliffs
悬案
xuán àn
unsolved case, pending issue
悬浮
xuán fú
to hover; to float in the air
悬赏
xuán shǎng
offer a reward
悬崖勒马
xuán yá lè mǎ
to stop or change course just in time to avoid disaster
Words with
崖
悬崖峭壁
xuán yá qiào bì
precipitous rock faces and sheer cliffs
悬崖勒马
xuán yá lè mǎ
to stop or change course just in time to avoid disaster
4.
How to Use 悬崖 in Sentences
Measure Word + Noun
with
处
yī
一
chù
处
xuán
悬
yá
崖
neutral
a cliff
Verb + Location
with
站
zhàn
站
zài
在
xuán
悬
yá
崖
biān
边
Idiom
with
勒马
xuán
悬
yá
崖
lè
勒
mǎ
马
Adjective + Noun
with
万丈
wàn
万
zhàng
丈
xuán
悬
yá
崖
Noun + Noun
with
峭壁
xuán
悬
yá
崖
qiào
峭
bì
壁
5.
Example Sentences with 悬崖
nà
那
zuò
座
shān
山
yǒu
有
yí
一
gè
个
hěn
很
neutral
stand at the edge of a cliff
formal
rein in at the brink of the precipice
formal
Written
bottomless cliff
formal
precipitous cliff
gāo
高
de
的
xuán
悬
yá
崖
。
That mountain has a very high cliff.
tàn
探
xiǎn
险
duì
队
zài
在
dǒu
陡
qiào
峭
de
的
xuán
悬
yá
崖
shàng
上
fā
发
xiàn
现
le
了
yí
一
gè
个
yǐn
隐
mì
秘
de
的
dòng
洞
xué
穴
。
The expedition team discovered a hidden cave on the steep cliff.
nǐ
你
nán
难
dào
道
bù
不
jué
觉
de
得
zhàn
站
zài
在
nà
那
ge
个
xuán
悬
yá
崖
biān
边
pāi
拍
zhào
照
hěn
很
wēi
危
xiǎn
险
ma
吗
？
Don't you think it's dangerous to take photos standing at the edge of that cliff?
tā
他
zhàn
站
zài
在
xuán
悬
yá
崖
biān
边
，
kàn
看
zhe
着
xià
下
miàn
面
de
的
fēng
风
jǐng
景
。
He stood at the edge of the cliff, looking at the scenery below.
tā
他
cóng
从
wèi
未
xiǎng
想
guò
过
zì
自
jǐ
己
huì
会
miàn
面
lín
临
rú
如
cǐ
此
jiē
接
jìn
近
xuán
悬
yá
崖
de
的
cái
财
wù
务
wēi
危
jī
机
。
He never thought he would face a financial crisis so close to the precipice.
