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悬崖

HSK 7-9Word · NounTraditional懸崖

cliff; precipice

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Meanings

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1.

noun

cliff; precipice; steep mountain rock face

Often used to describe a dangerous, steep natural formation, commonly in geographical contexts or as a metaphor for a precarious situation.

Nà那
zuò座
shān山
de的
xuán悬
yá崖
fēi非
cháng常
dǒu陡
qiào峭
 ,
lìng令
rén人
wàng望
ér而
shēng生
wèi畏
 。

The cliff on that mountain is extremely steep, making people apprehensive just looking at it.

Tā他
zhàn站
zài在
xuán悬
yá崖
biān边
shang上
 ,
fǔ俯
kàn瞰
zhe着
xià下
miàn面
de的
dà大
hǎi海
 。

He stood at the edge of the cliff, overlooking the sea below.

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Qì汽
chē车
chà差
yī一
diǎn点
jiù就
chōng冲
xià下
le了
xuán悬
yá崖
 。

The car almost plunged off the cliff.

Zhè这
fú幅
huà画
miáo描
huì绘
le了
rì日
luò落
shí时
fèn分
de的
jīn金
sè色
xuán悬
yá崖
 。

This painting depicts golden cliffs at sunset.

Pān攀
dēng登
zhè这
zuò座
xuán悬
yá崖
xū需
yào要
zhuān专
yè业
de的
zhuāng装
bèi备
hé和
jì技
qiǎo巧
 。

Climbing this cliff requires professional equipment and skill.