峡谷 (峽谷)
xiá gǔ
Pinyin

Definition

峡谷 (峽谷)
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xiá gǔ
  1. canyon
  2. gill
  3. ravine

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

曼谷
Màn gǔ
  1. 1 Bangkok, capital of Thailand
河谷
hé gǔ
  1. 1 river valley
谷
gǔ
  1. 1 grain
  2. 2 corn
谷歌
Gǔ gē
  1. 1 variant: 谷歌 Gǔ gē
低谷
dī gǔ
  1. 1 valley
  2. 2 trough (as opposed to peaks)
  3. 3 fig. low point
  4. 4 lowest ebb
  5. 5 nadir of one's fortunes

Idioms (8)

四体不勤，五谷不分
sì tǐ bù qín , wǔ gǔ bù fēn
  1. 1 never move your four limbs, can't distinguish the five crops (idiom); living as a parasite
满坑满谷
mǎn kēng mǎn gǔ
  1. 1 (idiom) all over the place
  2. 2 in every nook and cranny
  3. 3 packed to the rafters
空谷足音
kōng gǔ zú yīn
  1. 1 the sound of footsteps in a deserted valley (idiom)
  2. 2 sth hard to come by
  3. 3 sth wonderful and rare
虚怀若谷
xū huái ruò gǔ
  1. 1 receptive as an echoing canyon (idiom); modest and open-minded
跌至谷底
diē zhì gǔ dǐ
  1. 1 to hit rock bottom (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我愿率少数人马先与敌军交锋，渐渐退入峡谷。敌军定以为我军必败。待敌军放松警惕，大将军再率精锐部队进攻，这样定可以少胜多。
wǒ yuàn shuài shǎoshù rénmǎ xiān yǔ dí jūn jiāofēng ，jiànjiàn tuì rù xiágǔ 。díjūn dìng yǐwéi wǒjūn bì bài 。dài dí jūn fàngsōng jǐngtì ，dàjiāngjūn zài shuài jīngruì bùduì jìngōng ，zhèyàng dìng kě yǐshǎoshèngduō 。
I wish to first lead a small number of troops and engage the enemy, all while slowly retreating into the gorge. The enemy will certainly and mistakenly believe that our defeat is imminent. When they have let their guard down, the General will lead a group of elite soldiers in for an assault. In this way, we can surely be victorious against many although we're only a few.
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