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峡谷

xiá gǔ · xia gu

Traditional 峽谷

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. canyon
  2. gill
  3. ravine
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The Grand Canyon photo

  1. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)是(shì)我(wǒ)去年(qùnián)拍(pāi)的(de)大(dà)峡谷(xiágǔ)。

    This is the big canyon I photographed last year.

  2. Liangliang

    哇(wa)，这个(zhège)峡谷(xiágǔ)好(hǎo)深(shēn)！

    Wow, this canyon is so deep!

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)站(zhàn)在(zài)最(zuì)边上(biānshàng)拍(pāi)的(de)。

    Yes. I stood right at the edge to take it.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)不(bù)怕(pà)吗(ma)？

    Were you not afraid?

  5. Dengdeng

    怕(pà)，所以(suǒyǐ)我(wǒ)把(bǎ)手机(shǒujī)伸(shēn)出去(chūqù)，闭(bì)着(zhe)眼睛(yǎnjing)拍(pāi)的(de)。

    I was. So I stretched my phone out and took it with my eyes closed.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

峡(xiá)谷(gǔ)对(duì)他(tā)来(lái)说(shuō)非(fēi)常(cháng)深(shēn)。

The gorge looked very deep to him.

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02

我(wǒ)们(men)沿(yán)着(zhe)峡(xiá)谷(gǔ)里(lǐ)的(de)小(xiǎo)路(lù)慢(màn)慢(màn)往(wǎng)前(qián)走(zǒu)。

We walked slowly along the path in the canyon.

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