xíng
陉
mountain pass; defile
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
mountain pass; defile; place where a mountain range is interrupted
literaryA literary term most commonly encountered in place names, particularly Jingxing (井陉) in Hebei Province. Rarely used in everyday modern speech.
Jǐng井
xíng陉
xiàn县
wèi位
yú于
Hé河
běi北
shěng省
xī西
bù部
。
Jingxing County is located in the western part of Hebei Province.
Jūn军
duì队
bì必
xū须
tōng通
guò过
zhè这
dào道
shān山
xíng陉
cái才
néng能
dǐ抵
dá达
mù目
dì的
dì地
。
The army must pass through this mountain defile to reach its destination.
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Cǐ此
chù处
dì地
shì势
xiǎn险
yào要
，
shì是
yī一
chù处
yān咽
hóu喉
zhī之
xíng陉
。
The terrain here is strategically important, a narrow pass of vital importance.