yá
崖
cliff; margin; edge
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Meanings
2 senses · 8 examplesnoun
cliff; steep rock face
Refers to steep, vertical or near-vertical rock formations on mountains or high ground.
Dēng登
shān山
duì队
yuán员
men们
pá爬
shàng上
le了
dǒu陡
qiào峭
de的
shān山
yá崖
。
The mountain climbers scaled the steep cliff.
Xióng雄
yīng鹰
zài在
xuán悬
yá崖
shàng上
zhù筑
le了
cháo巢
。
An eagle built its nest on the overhanging cliff.
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Mó摩
yá崖
shí石
kè刻
shì是
kè刻
zài在
shān山
yá崖
shí石
bì壁
shàng上
de的
wén文
zì字
。
Cliff inscriptions are texts carved on the stone walls of mountain cliffs.
Tā他
bù不
xiǎo小
xīn心
huá滑
dǎo倒
，
chà差
diǎn点
zhuì坠
xià下
shān山
yá崖
。
He slipped accidentally and almost fell off the cliff.
Zhè这
tiáo条
gōng公
lù路
yán沿
zhe着
shān山
yá崖
wān蜿
yán蜒
xiū修
jiàn建
。
This highway winds along the side of the cliff.
noun
margin; edge; boundary
literaryFormal literary usage, rarely used in modern spoken Chinese. Often appears in fixed phrases like '崖略'.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
zhǐ只
jiǎng讲
le了
gè个
yá崖
lüè略
，
méi没
yǒu有
xiáng详
xì细
zhǎn展
kāi开
。
This article only gave a rough outline and did not elaborate in detail.
Tā他
duì对
zhè这
gè个
kè课
tí题
de的
liǎo了
jiě解
jǐn仅
zhǐ止
yú于
yá崖
lüè略
。
His understanding of this topic is only at a superficial, outline level.
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Cǐ此
shū书
de的
yá崖
lüè略
yǐ已
zài在
xù序
yán言
zhōng中
shuō说
míng明
。
The general outline of this book is explained in the preface.