HSK 5 HSK C7-9/V7-9
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Strokes

Definition

narrow/narrow-minded/badly off

Example

1
Zhège
这个
xiǎo
chéng
de
jiēdào
街道
běijīng
北京
zhǎi
duō
le
  

The streets of this small town are much narrower than in Beijing.

As an Adjective
narrow
2
Zhè
tiáo
zǒuláng
走廊
zhǎi
de
liǎng
rén
无法
bìngjiān
并肩
ér
háng
  

The corridor is too narrow for two persons to pass abreast.

3
马路
tài
zhǎi
  

The road is too narrow.

4
Zhǎidào
窄道
  
/
tòng
胡同

narrow path/lane

As an Adjective
petty; narrow-minded
5
Xīnyǎnr  
心眼儿
zhǎi

be petty; be narrow-minded

6
Xīnxiōng
心胸
xiázhǎi
狭窄

be narrow-minded; be small-minded; be petty-minded; be provincial

As an Adjective
hard up; badly off
7
jiā
他家
de
zi
日子
guò
de
tǐng
zhǎi
  

His family was very hard up.