narrow, dilapidated alley; slum
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
narrow and dilapidated lane or alley; slum area
literaryPrimarily used in literary or formal contexts to describe impoverished, run-down neighborhoods. Often appears in set phrases.
qióng穷
jiē街
lòu陋
xiàng巷
Poor streets and dilapidated alleys; slums
Tā他
chū出
shēng生
zài在
lòu陋
xiàng巷
zhī之
zhōng中
，
kào靠
nǔ努
lì力
gǎi改
biàn变
le了
mìng命
yùn运
。
He was born in a poor alley and changed his fate through hard work.
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Zhè这
zuò座
gǔ古
chéng城
hái还
bǎo保
liú留
zhe着
xǔ许
duō多
lòu陋
xiàng巷
。
This ancient city still preserves many narrow, old alleys.