Chinese word

狭隘

Pronunciation

Pinyinxiá ài

Meaning

  • adjectivenarrow-minded

Example

他有点狭隘，不太接受不同意见。tā yóu diǎn xiá ài bú tài jiē shòu bù tóng yì jiàn

He is a bit narrow-minded and doesn't readily accept different opinions.

Illustration for 狭隘 (narrow-minded)

More examples

他的狭隘的眼光影响了团队决策。tā de xiá ài de yǎn guāng yíng xiǎng le tuán duì jué cè

His narrow-minded outlook affected the team's decisions.

Core concept

An outlook with rigid edges and too little room for new ideas or other viewpoints.

Common phrases

  • 狭隘的思想xiá ài de sī xiǎng

    narrow-minded thinking

  • 狭隘的眼光xiá ài de yǎn guāng

    narrow-minded outlook

  • 摆脱狭隘的观念bǎi tuō xiá ài de guān niàn

    break free from narrow-minded ideas

Similar words

偏狭piān xiá: Showing a biased view and an unwillingness to accept opinions that do not fit it.
保守báo shǒu: Preferring familiar customs and methods and approaching change or new ideas with caution.
固执gù zhí: Refusing to give up a personal view even when others offer different opinions.
闭塞bì sè: Having little contact with the outside world, so information and new influences enter slowly.

Definition in Chinese

形容人或观念在思想或见识上狭窄，难以接受不同意见或新事物，带有偏见和排斥性。xíng róng rén huò guān niàn zài sī xiǎng huò jiàn shí shàng xiá zhǎi nán yǐ jiē shòu bù tóng yì jiàn huò xīn shì wù dài yǒu piān jiàn hé pái chì xìng

Word origin

狭 (xiá, "narrow") + 隘 (ài, "narrow pass") combine the image of a tight passage with the sense of restricted thought.

Usage tips

  • In English, "narrow" can describe a road or room without criticism, but this adjective is usually negative when it describes a person's thinking.

Other meanings

  • narrowadjective
  • closed-offadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • 狭隘性xiá ài xìngnarrow-mindednessnoun
  • 狭隘化xiá ài huàbecome narrow-mindedverb

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