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窄
zhǎi
1. narrow
2. narrow-minded
3. badly off
HSK 5 Common • Top 7% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

窄
zhǎi
narrow, tight; narrow-minded
HSK 5 10 丶

Compound Words (11)

窄缝
zhǎifèng
narrow gap
心窄
xīnzhǎi
narrow-minded
狭窄
xiázhǎi
narrow
HSK 6
窄巷
zhǎixiàng
narrow alley
窄狭
zhǎixiá
see [[狹窄|狭窄<xiázhǎi>]]
宽窄
kuānzhǎi
width
尖窄
jiānzhǎi
pointy
冤家路窄
yuānjiālùzhǎi
lit. enemies on a narrow road (idiom); fig. an inevitable clash between opposing factions
宽打窄用
kuāndǎzhǎiyòng
to give oneself leeway (idiom)
心胸狭窄
xīnxiōngxiázhǎi
narrow-minded (idiom); petty
二尖瓣狭窄
èrjiānbànxiázhǎi
mitral stenosis (physiology)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
2,243
Word Frequency Rank
6,142 of 84,292

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