狭窄 (狹窄)
xiá zhǎi
Pinyin

Definition

狭窄 (狹窄)
 - 
xiá zhǎi
  1. narrow

Character Decomposition

Related Words (6)

zhǎi
  1. 1 narrow
  2. 2 narrow-minded
  3. 3 badly off
kuān zhǎi
  1. 1 width
  2. 2 breadth
xiá zhǎi
  1. 1 narrow
yuān jiā lù zhǎi
  1. 1 lit. enemies on a narrow road (idiom); fig. an inevitable clash between opposing factions
zhǎi xiàng
  1. 1 narrow alley
  2. 2 narrow street

Idioms (3)

冤家路窄
yuān jiā lù zhǎi
  1. 1 lit. enemies on a narrow road (idiom); fig. an inevitable clash between opposing factions
宽打窄用
kuān dǎ zhǎi yòng
  1. 1 to give oneself leeway (idiom)
  2. 2 to allow room for error
心胸狭窄
xīn xiōng xiá zhǎi
  1. 1 narrow-minded (idiom); petty
  2. 2 ungenerous

Sample Sentences

确实有这种感觉。可是,一旦进入社会参加工作,社交圈就变得非常狭窄,几乎没有什么机会结识到新的朋友。
quèshí yǒu zhèzhǒng gǎnjué 。kěshì ,yīdàn jìnrù shèhuì cānjiā gōngzuò ,shèjiāoquān jiù biànde fēicháng xiázhǎi ,jīhū méiyǒu shénme jīhuì jiéshí dào xīn de péngyou 。
Indeed it feels a bit like that. But, as soon as you start work, your social circle gets smaller and you have almost no opportunity to meet new friends.