yào
ài

place
common

Meaning of 要隘

要隘 means strategic mountain pass; defile; chokepoint. Pronounced yào ài.

  • strategic mountain pass; defile; chokepoint

Definitions & Examples

Shì
bīng
men
fèng
mìng
è
shǒu
yào
ài
 

The soldiers were ordered to hold the strategic pass.

Zhè
zuò
chéng
shì
shì
tōng
wǎng
西
běi
de
yào
ài
 

This city is the strategic gateway to the northwest region.

jūn
shì
fāng
yào
ài
 

The enemy attempted to break through our strategic pass.

Zhè
shì
shì
xiǎn
yào
de
yào
ài
 
shǒu
nán
gōng
 

This is a strategic pass with dangerous terrain, easy to defend but difficult to attack.