狭小 (xiá xiǎo) — narrow, cramped
Definition
狭小 (xiáxiǎo) means 'cramped, narrow and small' — typically rooms, spaces, or horizons (眼界狭小). 狭隘 shares the meaning but leans toward 'narrow-minded'; 狭窄 is more neutral for physical space.
adjective
narrowcramped
Examples
- 狭小，。Zhè tiáo xiǎo xiàng fēi cháng xiá xiǎo, zhǐ néng yí gè rén tōng guò.This alley is very narrow; only one person can pass through.
- 狭小，。Tā de shì yě hěn xiá xiǎo, kàn bú dào gèng dà de shì jiè.His vision is narrow; he can't see the bigger world.
- 狭小，。Zhè ge fáng jiān suī rán xiá xiǎo, dàn bù zhì dé hěn wēn xīn.This room is cramped, but it's decorated very cozily.
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