Meaning
crack; occasion for dislike
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “xi” becomes a different word in each tone. 隙 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 空隙kòng xìcrack; gap between two objects; gap in time between two events
- 间隙jiàn xìinterval; gap; clearance
- 气隙qì xìair vent; air gap
- 冰隙bīng xìcrevasse
- 乘隙chéng xìto seize an opportunity; to exploit (a loophole)
Example Sentence
阳光从门缝的空隙里照了进来。Yáng guāng cóng mén fèng de kòng xì lǐ zhào le jìn lái.Sunlight shone in through the gap in the door.
阳光Yáng guāngsunshine从cóngfrom门ménway to do sth缝fèngto sew的deof空隙kòng xìcrack里lǐinside照zhàoto shine了le(completed action)进来jìn láito come in。