窄
zhǎi
Pinyin

Definition

窄
 - 
zhǎi
  1. narrow
  2. narrow-minded
  3. badly off

Character Decomposition

Compounds (3)

榨
zhà
  1. 1 variant: 榨 zhà
  2. 2 to press
  3. 3 to extract (juice)
榨
zhà
  1. 1 to press
  2. 2 to extract (juice)
  3. 3 device for extracting juice, oils etc
醡
zhà
  1. 1 press for extracting wine

Related Words (6)

窄
zhǎi
  1. 1 narrow
  2. 2 narrow-minded
  3. 3 badly off
宽窄
kuān zhǎi
  1. 1 width
  2. 2 breadth
狭窄
xiá zhǎi
  1. 1 narrow
冤家路窄
yuān jiā lù zhǎi
  1. 1 lit. enemies on a narrow road (idiom); fig. an inevitable clash between opposing factions
窄巷
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.
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不行，明显太短了。而且肩膀也太窄了，都裹在身上。你看，我动都不能动。
bùxíng ，míngxiǎn tài duǎn le 。érqiě jiānbǎng yě tài zhǎi le ，dōu guǒ zài shēn shàng 。nǐ kàn ，wǒ dòng dōu bùnéng dòng 。
No way, this is clearly too short. And the shoulder is too tight, it's wrapped around my body. Look, I can't move at all.
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一点安全意识都没有。你看看这房子，到处都是安全隐患。你看这电线，拉得乱七八糟的，很容易短路，引发火灾。还有这过道，本来就窄，还堆了这么多杂物，万一发生火灾，你们怎么逃啊？
yīdiǎn ānquán yìshi dōu méiyǒu 。nǐ kàn kan zhè fángzi ，dàochù dōu shì ānquányǐnhuàn 。nǐ kàn zhè diànxiàn ，lā de luànqībāzāo de ，hěn róngyì duǎnlù ，yǐnfā huǒzāi 。háiyǒu zhè guòdào ，běnlái jiù zhǎi ，hái duī le zhème duō záwù ，wànyī fāshēng huǒzāi ，nǐmen zěnme táo a ？
You don't have a clue about safety. Look at this room, there are dangers to your safety everywhere. Look at these power lines stretched every which way. It's easy for them to short circuit and cause a fire. And look at this passageway. It was narrow to begin with and there's so much junk piled up. If there's a fire, how will you get out?
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你好，我太太是孕妇，已经怀孕30周了。能不能帮她升舱？这个座位太窄了，飞10个小时对她来说很累。
nǐhǎo ，wǒ tàitai shì yùnfù ，yǐjīng huáiyùn sānshí zhōu le 。néng bu néng bāng tā shēngcāng ？zhè gè zuòwèi tài zhǎi le ，fēi shí gè xiǎoshí duì tā láishuō hěn lèi 。
Hello. My wife is pregnant and she's already 30 weeks pregnant. Can you help her get an upgrade? This seat is too narrow. Flying for 10 hours is going to be exhausting for her.
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没问题！哎，那不是丽丽和刘翔吗？真是冤家路窄。
méi wèntí ！āi ，nà bù shì Lìli hé Liú Xiáng ma ？zhēnshì yuānjiālùzhǎi 。
Not a problem! Hey, isn't that Lili and Liu Xiang? We just can't escape that snake.
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侧板歪了，太窄了。我叫你用螺丝刀，你不用。这种东西不能差一分一毫。
cèbǎn wāi le ，tài zhǎi le 。wǒ jiào nǐ yòng luósīdāo ，nǐ bùyòng 。zhèzhǒng dōngxi bùnéng chà yīfēnyīháo 。
The sides are crooked. It's too narrow. I told you to use the screwdriver, and you didn't. You can't be off on this kind of stuff, even by the tiniest bit.
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Guess: if someone wears a big round top hat, with a very tight top and extremely baggy pants, with pointy leather shoes, and they have a little moustache, carry a thin walking stick and waddle like a penguin, who are they imitating?
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