Keyword
lane
- alley
- Frequency
- #2669
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
xiàng
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Used in vocabulary
巷
lane; alley
小巷
alley
大街小巷
great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
巷子
alley
街巷
streets and alleys; street; alley
街头巷尾
top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
巷战
(military) street fighting; urban combat
巷弄
alley; lane
东交民巷
East Jiaomin Lane, a street in central Beijing and its surrounding district, formerly known as the Peking Legation Quarter, where foreign diplomatic missions were located during the period 1861–1959
街谈巷议
(idiom) town gossip; streetcorner conversations
里巷
lane; alley
万人空巷
the multitudes come out from everywhere, emptying every alleyway (to celebrate); the whole town turns out
窄巷
narrow alley; narrow street
花街柳巷
(idiom) red-light district
死巷
blind alley; dead end
烟花巷
red-light district