zhǎi = zh + ai3
narrow / narrow-minded / badly off
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How to pronounce 窄

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= zh initial

Zh is for James II of England (詹姆斯二世, zhān​mǔ​sī èr​shì).

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ai3 final

In the airplane’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

窄 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
zhà = zh + a4
at first / suddenly / abruptly / to spread / (of hair) to stand on end / bristling
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xué = xu + e2
cave / cavity / hole / acupuncture point / Taiwan pr. [xue4]
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Characters with 窄 as component

zhà = zh + a4
to press / to extract (juice) / device for extracting juice, oils etc
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zhà = zh + a4
variant of 榨[zha4] / to press / to extract (juice)
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zhà = zh + a4
press for extracting wine
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Words with 窄

lit. for enemies, the road is narrow (idiom) / fig. rivals inevitably cross paths

Sentences with 窄

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zhǎi

narrow / narrow-minded / badly off

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