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峽谷

canyon

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

xia2gu3 • xiágǔ

Meaning

Primary

canyon

Alternatives

gorge

Mnemonic

A 峽谷 canyon is a 峽 gorge that is wider like a 谷 valley. In between the two, roughly.

Usage

峽谷 裡 有 很多 奇特 的 石頭。

There are many strange rocks in the canyon.

他們 在 峽谷 中 露營。

They are camping in the canyon.

峽谷 的 風景 令人 驚嘆。

The view of the canyon is breathtaking.

我 想 去 大 峽谷！

I want to go to the Grand Canyon!