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What does 堑 mean in Chinese?

堑 (qiàn) means "moat around a city" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 堑?

堑 is pronounced "qiàn" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 4.

What HSK level is 堑?

堑 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

What words contain the character 堑?

Common words with 堑 include 地堑 (trench, rift valley), 东非大地堑 (Great East African rift valley), 吃一堑，长一智 (Fall into the moat and you'll be wiser next time (idiom); One only learns from one's mistakes.).

How do you write 堑?

You can practice writing 堑 using our stroke order tool.

堑 (qiàn) — moat around a city | Chinese Dictionary

堑

qiàn

moat around a city

Traditional: 塹

Character Breakdown

Radical: 土 (no. 32)Traditional: 塹

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Definitions

moat around a city

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 堑

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
地堑	dì qiàn	trench, rift valley
东非大地堑	Dōng Fēi dà dì qiàn	Great East African rift valley
吃一堑，长一智	chī yī qiàn , zhǎng yī zhì	Fall into the moat and you'll be wiser next time (idiom); One only learns from one's mistakes.

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固若金汤(gù ruò jīn tāng)— secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom)

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城门失火，殃及池鱼(chéng mén shī huǒ , yāng jí chí yú)— a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer

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堭(huáng)— a dry moat outside a city wall

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HSK & Exam Info

This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

Frequently Asked Questions

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