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Meaning

precipice

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “ya” becomes a different word in each tone. 崖 is the 2nd 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

  • 悬崖峭壁xuán yá qiào bì(idiom) sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces
  • 悬崖xuán yáprecipice; overhanging cliff
  • 山崖shān yácliff
  • 断崖duàn yásteep cliff; crag; precipice
  • 崖限yá xiàncliff barring the way; fig. brick wall

Example Sentence

一棵松树长在陡峭的山崖上。Yì kē sōng shù zhǎng zài dǒu qiào de shān yá shàng.A pine tree grows on the steep cliff.

oneM for plants松树sōng shùpinezhǎngchiefzàiat陡峭dǒu qiàoprecipitousdeof山崖shān yácliffshàngon