Definition & Meaning

1.precipice; overhanging (or steep) cliff; beetling cliffs

2.be in imminent danger

Word usage

xuán yá

悬 崖

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NHSK 789－3 ZW12 DC5

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1
n.precipice; overhanging (or steep) cliff; beetling cliffs
- xuán yá qiào bì
  悬崖峭壁
  sheer precipices and overhanging rocks
- xuán yá xià de jù dà huā gǎng yán
  悬崖下的巨大花岗岩
  huge granite boulders underneath the cliff
- pān dēng dǒu qiào de xuán yá shì fēi cháng kùn nan de
  攀登陡峭的悬崖是非常困难的。
  It's very difficult to climb a sheer cliff.
synonym
qiào bì峭壁 jué bì绝壁 wēi yá危崖 dǒu yá陡崖 xuē bì削壁 yún yá云崖
2
n.metabe in imminent danger
- xuán yá lè mǎ
  悬崖勒马
  rein in the cliff
synonym
jué bì绝壁 wēi yá危崖 dǒu yá陡崖

Word usage

common measure word
"悬崖" is often matched with measure word "处"or"座".
- 一处悬崖
  one cliff
- 一座悬崖
  one cliff

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