Definition & Meaning

2.(of mind, views, tolerance, knowledge, etc.) narrow and limited; parochial

Word usage

xiá ài

狭 隘

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HSK6 NHSK 789－3 Yu Wen 7 IntermediateMore

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adj.narrow
- qì chē rào zhe xiá ài de shān lù xíng jìn
  汽车绕着狭隘的山路行进。
  The car traveled around the narrow mountain road.
- xiàn zài de yǐng shì zuò pǐn zěn me dōu shì yī xiē xiá ài de tí cái ne
  现在的影视作品怎么都是一些狭隘的题材呢？
  Why are the current film and television works all narrow themes?
- zhàn shì men yán zhe xiá ài de shān dào dēng shàng shān dǐng
  战士们沿着狭隘的山道登上山顶。
  The soldiers climbed to the top of the mountain along the narrow trail.
synonym
xiá zhǎi狭窄 xiá xiǎo狭小 zhǎi xiǎo窄小
antonym
kuān kuò宽阔 kuān chang宽敞 kuān guǎng宽广
2
adj.(of mind, views, tolerance, knowledge, etc.) narrow and limited; parochial
- tā jiàn jiě xiá ài
  他见解狭隘。
  He is narrow in opinion.
- tā de xīn xiōng yuè lái yuè xiá ài le
  他的心胸越来越狭隘了。
  His mind is getting narrower and narrower.
- tā de xīn xiōng guò yú xiá ài cháng cháng wèi yī diǎn xiǎo shì dà chǎo dà nào
  她的心胸过于狭隘，常常为一点小事大吵大闹。
  She is too narrow-minded and often quarrels about little things.
synonym
piān xiá偏狭
antonym
kuān guǎng宽广 huò dá豁达 xīn kuān心宽 kuàng dá旷达

Word usage

Note
"狭隘" is different from "狭窄". "狭窄" often uses the meaning of "small width"; "狭隘" uses the meaning of "(thought, mind, etc.) not broad; limited".

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