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悬崖
悬崖
(xuán yá): Cliff / Precipice (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
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
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
neutral
stand at the edge of a cliff
formal
rein in at the brink of the precipice
formal
Written
bottomless cliff
formal
precipitous cliff
很
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.
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
口若悬河
kǒu ruò xuán hé
eloquent; talk glibly; speak in a torrent of words
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
