The Chinese word for cliff is
悬崖
xuán yá
Chinese Definition
| cliff | |
| 1. 悬崖 | |
| Components | |
| 悬 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 懸 | |
| 崖 | |
| 1. cliff; precipice | |
| 2. (literary) limit; boundary; margin | |
| 3. (rfv-sense) precipitous |
Translations for 崖 and their definitions
| 峭壁 | |
| 1. n. precipice; cliff |
| 懸崖 | |
| 1. n. (literally, figuratively) cliff; precipice | |
| 在 懸崖 邊 行走 是 危險 的。 - It is dangerous to walk near the edge of a cliff. |
| 悬崖 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 懸崖 |
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Pronunciation
xuán yá
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