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悬崖
懸崖
xuányá
1. precipice
2. overhanging cliff

Character Breakdown

悬
xuán
to hang, to hoist, to suspend; hung
HSK 6 11 丶
崖
yá
cliff, precipice; precipitous
HSK 6 11 丶

Compound Words (3)

悬崖勒马
xuányálèmǎ
lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom); fig. to act in the nick of time
悬崖峭壁
xuányáqiàobì
sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom)
HSK 6
悬崖绝壁
xuányájuébì
sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom)

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