gā
旮旯儿
corner; nook
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
corner; nook
dialectUsed primarily in northern dialects, especially in Beijing and surrounding areas.
Nǐ你
qù去
qiáng墙
gā旮
lá旯
kàn看
kan看
。
Go check in the corner by the wall.
Dōng东
xi西
diào掉
dào到
zhuō桌
zi子
gā旮
lá旯
lǐ里
le了
。
Something fell into the nook under the table.
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Zhè这
wū屋
zi子
měi每
gè个
gā旮
lá旯
dōu都
yào要
dǎ打
sǎo扫
gān干
jìng净
。
Every nook and cranny of this room must be cleaned.
noun
remote place; out-of-the-way spot
dialectRefers to secluded, hard-to-reach places, often in rural or mountainous areas.
Tā他
jiā家
zhù住
zài在
dà大
shān山
gā旮
lá旯
lǐ里
。
His family lives in a remote mountain nook.
Nà那
gè个
bèi背
gā旮
lá旯
hěn很
shǎo少
yǒu有
rén人
qù去
。
That secluded backwater is rarely visited by people.