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悬崖

悬崖 (xuán yá): Cliff / Precipice (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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Character Breakdown

悬崖 consists of 2 characters.

to hang, suspend

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

cliff, precipice

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Pinyinxuán yá

MeaningCliff / Precipice

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word悬崖

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3.

How to Use 悬崖 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 悬崖 with other words naturally.

Measure Word + Nounwith处

yī一

chù处

xuán悬

yá崖

neutral

a cliff

Verb + Locationwith站

zhàn站

zài在

xuán悬

yá崖

biān边

Idiomwith勒马

xuán悬

yá崖

lè勒

mǎ马

Adjective + Nounwith万丈

wàn万

zhàng丈

xuán悬

yá崖

Noun + Nounwith峭壁

xuán悬

yá崖

qiào峭

bì壁

4.

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.

suī虽

rán然

fēng风

jǐng景

zhuàng壮

lì丽

，

dàn但

nà那

ge个

xuán悬

yá崖

fù附

jìn近

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

shè设

zhì置

ān安

quán全

hù护

lán栏

。

Although the scenery is magnificent, there are no safety railings installed near that cliff.

zhè这

ge个

jué决

dìng定

ràng让

wǒ我

men们

gōng公

sī司

zǒu走

dào到

le了

xuán悬

yá崖

biān边

shàng上

，

bì必

xū须

xiǎo小

xīn心

yìng应

duì对

。

This decision has brought our company to the brink of a cliff, and we must handle it carefully.

wǒ我

men们

zuì最

hǎo好

bié别

zài在

léi雷

yǔ雨

tiān天

qì气

shí时

kào靠

jìn近

nà那

ge个

xuán悬

yá崖

，

tài太

bù不

ān安

quán全

le了

。

We'd better not approach that cliff during a thunderstorm; it's too unsafe.