要隘

yàoài
strategic pass

CEDICT

险要的关隘。也作「要塞」。

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Homographs

要隘 yào'ài

Entry Composition

1 要 yào
  1. to want; to need; to ask for
  2. will; shall; about to
  3. need to; should
  4. if (same as 要是 yàoshi)
  5. (bound form) important
2 隘 ài
  1. (bound form) narrow
  2. (bound form) a defile; a narrow pass

Related entries

大关 dàguān
  1. strategic pass
  2. barrier or mark (i.e. a level considered impressive, usually a round figure such as 10,000)
  3. instrument of torture used to break limbs