狭窄

• 拼音: xiá zhǎi
• 汉字拆解: 狭 = 犭+ 夹 (hemmed in — narrow); 窄 = 穴 + 乍 (hole/cave + sudden — a tight, constricted space)

含义

Narrow; constricted. Describes a space or passage that is limited in width.

Used for roads, corridors, rivers, and any space that lacks width. Also used figuratively for a limited range of options or a constricted perspective. Contrasts with 宽阔 (wide, expansive).

例句

1. 这条狭窄的山路仅容一辆车通行，会车时需要格外小心。
2. 河道日益狭窄，严重影响了行洪能力和周边农田的灌溉。
3. 他的人生选择十分狭窄，缺乏教育机会使他难以突破现有的处境。

用法指南

语境: geography, urban planning, transport, social mobility

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 这些宽度不足四米的狭窄街道本为步行设计，既难承受车流，又不能轻易拓宽，平衡交通与保护是难题。(These narrow streets, less than four metres wide, were originally designed for pedestrians, so they cannot handle heavy traffic and cannot be widened easily; balancing transport and preservation is difficult.)
• 农村青年进城后常被困在狭窄的职业通道里，只能做低端体力岗位，难以进入技术或管理序列。(After moving to the city, rural young people are often trapped in narrow career paths, limited to low-end manual jobs and struggling to enter technical or management tracks.)

错误说法

• 狭窄 for things that are small or cramped in a general sense — it specifically refers to limited width; use 狭小 when both width and size are limited, and 拥挤 when the issue is congestion or crowding rather than physical narrowness

起源与历史

狭 (narrow — hemmed in) + 窄 (narrow, tight — 穴 + 乍, cave/hole + suddenly = a tight squeeze) — both characters mean narrow, emphasising limited width

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal