lanes and alleys; backstreets
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
lanes and alleys; small streets and back alleys
literaryRefers to narrow residential streets or neighborhoods, often used in literary contexts to depict everyday life in traditional communities.
Zhè这
zuò座
gǔ古
chéng城
de的
lǐ里
xiàng巷
shēn深
chù处
cáng藏
zhe着
xǔ许
duō多
chuán传
shuō说
。
Deep in the alleys of this ancient city, many legends are hidden.
Tā他
suǒ所
xiě写
de的
duō多
bàn半
shì是
lǐ里
xiàng巷
jiān间
de的
suǒ琐
shì事
。
Most of what he writes are the trivial matters of the neighborhood.
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Zhè这
tiáo条
lǐ里
xiàng巷
tài太
zhǎi窄
，
qì汽
chē车
kāi开
bù不
jìn进
qù去
。
This alley is too narrow for cars to enter.