窄

zhè lù tài zhǎi le

这路太窄了。

The road is too narrow.

wǒ men yào tōng guò zhè ge zhǎi hú tòng

我们要通过这个窄胡同。

We have to go through this narrow alley.

zhè lǐ zhǎi de wú fǎ bìng jiān ér xíng

这里窄得无法并肩而行。

It is too narrow for two persons to pass abreast.

zhǎi xiǎo

窄小

narrow and small

zhè ge rén xīn yǎn r hěn zhǎi

这个人心眼儿很窄。

This person is very narrow-minded.

tā xiōng jīn hěn zhǎi

他胸襟很窄。

He is very narrow-minded.

wǒ de yǎn jiè tài zhǎi le

我的眼界太窄了。

I am too narrow-eyed.

xīn zhǎi

心窄

petty heart

zhè ge yuè qián tǐng zhǎi ba

这个月钱挺窄巴

be badly off for money this month

tā jiā de rì zi guò de tǐng zhǎi

他家的日子过得挺窄。

His family was very hard up.

shǒu tóu zhǎi

手头窄

hard up

kuān bèi zhǎi yòng

宽备窄用

make ample provision when planning and use things sparingly