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悬崖xuán yá
cliff
Definitions
Chinese > English | ||
悬崖 | ||
1. Simplified form of 懸崖 | ||
懸崖 | xuán崖 | |
1. n. (literally, figuratively) cliff; precipice | ||
在 懸崖 邊 行走 是 危險 的。 - It is dangerous to walk near the edge of a cliff. | ||
English > Chinese | ||
cliff | ||
1. 悬崖 | ||
Components | ||
悬 | ||
1. Simplified form of 懸 | ||
懸 | xuán | |
1. to hang; to suspend | ||
2. to raise | ||
3. to feel anxious | ||
4. (literary, or in compounds) to announce | ||
(zh-co, 懸賞, to offer a reward) | ||
5. (literary, or in compounds) to imagine; to suppose | ||
(zh-co, 懸想, to imagine) | ||
6. to be unsettled; to be unresolved | ||
7. (colloquial) dangerous | ||
B: Dangerous. (meaning: I might have failed but I might have passed.) | ||
8. far apart | ||
9. (Min) tall; high | ||
10. (Min Nan) of high level; above average | ||
崖 | 崖 | |
1. cliff; precipice | ||
2. (literary) limit; boundary; margin | ||
3. (rfv-sense) precipitous | ||
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