巷子

xiàng zi · xiang zi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. alley

In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)条(tiáo)巷(xiàng)子(zi)很(hěn)窄(zhǎi),汽(qì)车(chē)根(gēn)本(běn)开(kāi)不(bu)进(jìn)去(qù)。

This alley is very narrow; cars simply can't get in.

02

傍(bàng)晚(wǎn)时(shí)分(fēn),孩(hái)子(zi)们(men)在(zài)巷(xiàng)子(zi)里(lǐ)追(zhuī)逐(zhú)玩(wán)耍(shuǎ)。

In the evening, the children chased each other and played in the alley.

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