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The character "峡", denoting a gorge or a strait, is composed of the mountain radical "山" combined with the phonetic and semantic component "夾", which depicts something being pressed between two larger entities, effectively illustrating the physical nature of a narrow passage between mountains or landmasses. Its traditional form, "峽", maintains this same logical construction, with the component "夾" more clearly visible. The character's core meaning has consistently referred to a constricted geographical feature, such as a mountain pass or a waterway flanked by high ground, yet its application has broadened from describing specific local landforms to serving as a standard term in geographical nomenclature and, in a more abstract modern sense, to conceptualize any narrow, confined space or a crucial bottleneck within a system.
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这条峡谷很美。
我们穿过了狭窄的峡谷。
海峡两岸的风景都很漂亮。
昨天我们参观了著名的三峡大坝。
游轮缓缓驶过美丽的峡湾。
这个海峡比那个海峡更宽阔。
虽然峡谷很深，但探险队还是成功穿越了。
在险峻的山峡中，修建铁路需要极高的工程技术。