# 狭窄 (xiázhǎi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 狭窄 (xiázhǎi) means “narrow”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: narrow
- Pinyin: xiázhǎi (xia2 zhai3)
- Traditional: 狹窄
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 这条街道太狭窄，不能开车。
  Zhè tiáo jiēdào tài xiázhǎi, bùnéng kāichē.
  This street is too narrow to drive on.

## Characters

- 狭 (xiá): narrow; narrow-minded
- [窄](https://hanziro.com/word/zhai-narrow/) (zhǎi): narrow

https://hanziro.com/word/xia-zhai-narrow/

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