ài

(bound form) narrow

(bound form) a defile; a narrow pass

terrain (阝) + phonetic (益) = a narrow mountain pass

The mound radical 阝 signals terrain — hills, passes, and borders. 益 mainly lends the sound ài; the terrain element carries the meaning of a tight, hemmed-in place.

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他的思想很狭,从不听别人的意见。

tā de sīxiǎng hěn xiá ài, cóng bù tīng biérén de yìjiàn。

his thinking is very narrow-minded; he never listens to others' opinions.

这种狭的观点让他在工作中吃了很多亏。

zhè zhǒng xiá ài de guāndiǎn ràng tā zài gōngzuò zhōng chī le hěn duō kuī。

this kind of narrow-minded view caused him a lot of setbacks at work.

Words with 隘

关隘

guān ài

mountain pass

隘口

ài kǒu

mountain pass

隘谷

ài gǔ

ravine

隘路

ài lù

defile; narrow passage

山隘

shān ài

mountain pass

心胸狭隘

xīn xiōng xiá ài

narrow; petty-minded

狭隘

xiá ài

(of a path etc) narrow

要隘

yào ài

strategic pass

More characters with 阝