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how to write xian(a place difficult of access) in chinese

pinyinxiǎn
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eanglish meaninga place difficult of access; narrow pass; defile; danger; dangerous; risky; sinister; vicious; by a hair\'s breadth; by inches; nearly

  Stroke order of the Chinese character "险" (xian)

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Basic explanations

n. (险恶不容易通过的地方) a place difficult of access; narrow pass; defile:

1.  
natural barrier;

2.  可守
have no tenable defence position; be strategically indefensible

n. (危险) danger; peril; risk:

1.  
run a risk;

2.  
be out of danger;

3.  
meet with danger;

4.  海洋上的风
the perils of the ocean

adj. (危险的) dangerous; risky:

1.  
do sth. at the risk of one's life;

2.  哪!
That was a near thing!

adj. (狠毒) sinister; vicious; venomous:

1.  
sinister

adv. (险些) by a hair's breadth; by inches; nearly:

1.  遭不幸
come within an ace of death