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狭小

狭小 (xiá xiǎo): Small / narrow (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

狭小 consists of 2 characters.

narrow, limited in width or scope

Word Info

Pinyinxiá xiǎo

Meaningsmall / narrow

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word狭小

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 狭小.

Words with 狭

狭窄xiá zhǎiHSK 6
狭隘xiá àiHSK 6
狭义xiá yìHSK 7-9

Words with 小

小姐xiǎo jiěHSK 1
小学xiǎo xuéHSK 1
小学生xiǎo xué shēngHSK 1
小朋友xiǎo péng yǒuHSK 1
从小cóng xiǎoHSK 2
小时xiǎo shíHSK 2
小孩儿xiǎo hái rHSK 2
小时候xiǎo shí houHSK 2

3.

How to Use 狭小 in Sentences

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

Adjective + Nounwith房间

xiá狭

xiǎo小

de的

fáng房

jiān间

neutral

small and narrow room

Verb + Adjectivewith变得

biàn变

de得

xiá狭

xiǎo小

Adverb + Adjectivewith十分

shí十

fēn分

xiá狭

xiǎo小

Subject + Adjectivewith空间

kōng空

jiān间

xiá狭

xiǎo小

4.

Example Sentences with 狭小

zhè这

ge个

fáng房

jiān间

hěn很

xiá狭

xiǎo小

neutral

become narrow

neutral

extremely narrow

neutral

cramped space

。

This room is very narrow and small.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

kè客

tīng厅

kōng空

jiān间

xiá狭

xiǎo小

，

shè设

jì计

shī师

què却

qiǎo巧

miào妙

dì地

yíng营

zào造

chū出

kāi开

kuò阔

gǎn感

。

Although the living room space is narrow, the designer cleverly creates a sense of openness.

nǐ你

bù不

jué觉

de得

zhè这

jiān间

bàn办

gōng公

shì室

guò过

yú于

xiá狭

xiǎo小

，

yǐng影

xiǎng响

gōng工

zuò作

xiào效

lǜ率

ma吗

？

Don't you think this office is too cramped, affecting work efficiency?

tā他

zhù住

zài在

yī一

tiáo条

xiá狭

xiǎo小

de的

xiàng巷

zi子

lǐ里

。

He lives in a narrow alley.

tā他

cóng从

wèi未

yīn因

jū居

zhù住

huán环

jìng境

xiá狭

xiǎo小

ér而

bào抱

yuàn怨

，

fǎn反

ér而

gèng更

zhēn珍

xī惜

jiā家

de的

wēn温

xīn馨

。

He never complained about the cramped living environment; instead, he cherished the warmth of home even more.

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

dì的

yù预

suàn算

bìng并

bù不

xiá狭

xiǎo小

，

guān关

jiàn键

zài在

yú于

rú如

hé何

hé合

lǐ理

fēn分

pèi配

zī资

yuán源

。

The budget for this project is not narrow; the key lies in how to allocate resources reasonably.

yóu由

yú于

kōng空

jiān间

xiá狭

xiǎo小

，

wǒ我

men们

zhǐ只

néng能

fàng放

yī一

zhāng张

xiǎo小

zhuō桌

zi子

。

Due to the limited space, we can only put a small table.

zài在

xiá狭

xiǎo小

de的

diàn电

tī梯

lǐ里

yù遇

dào到

lín邻

jū居

，

wǒ我

men们

zhǐ只

shì是

gān尴

gà尬

dì地

diǎn点

tóu头

shì示

yì意

。

Meeting a neighbor in the narrow elevator, we just nodded awkwardly in greeting.