# 悬崖 (xuányá): precipice | HSK 7-9 Vocabulary | HSKReady

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Language: en
Content ID: hsk-7-9-10072
HSK levels: 7-9
Updated: 2026-10-23T04:46:25.468Z
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Learn 悬崖 (xuányá), HSK 7-9: precipice; steep cliff. Hear standard pronunciation and read a Chinese example with its English meaning.

# 悬崖

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xuányá

precipice; steep cliff

HSK 7-9

## Pronunciation

xuányá

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## Example sentence

他站在悬崖边，望着下面深不见底的山谷。

Tā zhàn zài xuányá biān, wàng zhe xiàmiàn shēn bù jiàn dǐ de shāngǔ.

He stood at the edge of the cliff, gazing into the bottomless valley below.

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