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The Chinese word xuanya - 悬崖 - xuányá
(cliff in Chinese)
Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
xuányá
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English translations
cliff, precipice, crag
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悬崖 ( xuanya / xuányá ) in traditional characters
懸崖
Chinese example sentence with 悬崖 ( xuanya / xuányá ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using the Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Bie zhan zai xuanya bian shang, tai weixian le!
Bié zhàn zài xuányá biān shang, tài wēixiǎn le!
别站在悬崖边上，太危险了！
– English translation: Don't stand at the edge of the cliff, it's too dangerous!
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Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
to suspend | precipice
More words that mean precipice in Chinese
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