- 三峡 sānxiá Three GorgesThe Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, consisting of [[瞿塘峡|瞿塘峽|qu2 tang2 xia2]], [[巫峡|巫峽|wu1 xia2]], and [[西陵峡|西陵峽|xi1 ling2 xia2]]; located between Sichuan and Hubei provinces
- 海峡 hǎixiá straitstrait; channel; a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or oceans
- 峡谷 xiágǔ canyoncanyon; gorge; a deep, narrow valley with steep sides often carved by a river
- 台湾海峡 táiwānhǎixiá Taiwan StraitThe body of water separating the island of Taiwan from mainland China.
- 大峡谷 dàxiágǔ Grand Canyonthe deep canyon of the Colorado River in northwestern Arizona, USA
- 长江三峡 chángjiāngsānxiá Three GorgesThe Three Gorges along the [[长江|長江|chang2 jiang1]], consisting of [[瞿塘峡|瞿塘峽|qu2 tang2 xia2]], [[巫峡|巫峽|wu1 xia2]], and [[西陵峡|西陵峽|xi1 ling2 xia2]].
- 三门峡 sānménxiá SanmenxiaA prefecture-level city in Henan province; also refers to a famous gorge on the Yellow River and the associated dam project.
- 马六甲海峡 mǎliùjiǎhǎixiá Strait of Malacca
- 霍尔木兹海峡 huò'ěrmùzīhǎixiá Strait of Hormuz
- 琼州海峡 qióngzhōuhǎixiá Qiongzhou Straita strait separating the Leizhou Peninsula of Guangdong from the island province of Hainan, also known as the Hainan Strait; it connects the Gulf of Tonkin to the South China Sea
- 英吉利海峡 yīngjílìhǎixiá English ChannelThe waterway between England and France, connecting the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.
- 海峡群岛 hǎixiáqúndǎo Channel IslandsGroup of islands in the English Channel, located between the French peninsulas of Normandy and Brittany. Administered by the United Kingdom since 1066, they are known for the production of tomatoes, potatoes, and flowers.
- 三门峡市 sānménxiáshì SanmenxiaSanmenxia, a prefecture-level city in Henan Province
- 峡江 xiájiāng XiajiangXiajiang county in [[吉安|吉安|ji2 an1]] prefecture, Jiangxi province
- 白令海峡 báilìnghǎixiá Bering StraitThe Bering Strait, located between Siberia in Asia and Alaska in North America.
- 巫峡 wūxiá Wu GorgeWu Gorge on the Yangtze River, the second of the [[三峡|三峽|san1 xia2]]
- 峡湾 xiáwān fjorda long, narrow, and deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs, typically formed by the submergence of a glaciated valley
- 西峡 xīxiá XixiaXixia county in Nanyang, Henan province
- 青铜峡 qīngtóngxiá QingtongxiaQingtongxia, a county-level city in Wuzhong City, Ningxia
- 西陵峡 xīlíngxiá Xiling GorgeOne of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River; it is the longest and easternmost gorge, stretching from Hubei Province toward Yichang.
- 瞿塘峡 qútángxiá Qutang GorgeThe uppermost of the Three Gorges [[三峡|三峽|san1 xia2]] on the Yangtze River, extending 8 km from Baidicheng in Fengjie to Daxi in Wushan, Chongqing
- 山峡 shānxiá gorgegorge; canyon; a narrow valley between two mountains
- 西峡县 xīxiáxiàn Xixia CountyXixia County in Nanyang, Henan Province
- 直布罗陀海峡 zhíbùluótuóhǎixiá Strait of Gibraltar
- 龙羊峡 lóngyángxiá LongyangxiaLongyangxia canyon on the upper reaches of the Yellow River, located in Gonghe county, Qinghai province.
- 巴士海峡 bāshìhǎixiá Bashi ChannelBashi Channel, a waterway in the northern part of the Luzon Strait, located between Taiwan and the Batan Islands of the Philippines. It is approximately 150 kilometers wide and features a deep ocean trench.
- 峡江县 xiájiāngxiàn Xiajiang CountyXiajiang County in [[吉安|吉安|ji2 an1]] prefecture-level city, Jiangxi Province
- 青铜峡市 qīngtóngxiáshì QingtongxiaQingtongxia, a county-level city in [[吴忠市|吳忠市|wu2 zhong1 shi4]], Ningxia
- 博斯普鲁斯海峡 bósīpǔlǔsīhǎixiá Bosphorus StraitThe Bosphorus Strait in western Turkey; connects the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara and serves as a major commercial and strategic passage between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean.
- 咽峡炎 yānxiáyán anginaangina; sore throat; inflammation of the throat passage and tonsils
- 麦哲伦海峡 màizhélúnhǎixiá Strait of MagellanA sea passage at the southern tip of South America between the mainland and Tierra del Fuego, named after the explorer [[麦哲伦|麥哲倫|mai4 zhe2 lun2]].
- 地峡 dìxiá isthmusA narrow strip of land that connects two larger land masses in the ocean
- 朝鲜海峡 cháoxiǎnhǎixiá Korea StraitKorea Strait or Tsushima Strait, located between Japan and the Korean Peninsula
- 达达尼尔海峡 dádání'ěrhǎixiá Dardanelles Straitthe Dardanelles; a narrow strait in northwestern Turkey connecting the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara
- 咽峡 yānxiá isthmus of the faucesthe narrow passage at the back of the mouth that leads to the throat
- 花石峡 huāshíxiá HuashixiaHuashixia town in Madoi county [[玛多县|瑪多縣|ma3 duo1 xian4]], Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Qinghai
- 厄勒海峡 èlèhǎixiá ØresundØresund, also known as The Sound, which is the strait between Denmark and Sweden
- 吕宋海峡 lǚsònghǎixiá Luzon StraitLuzon Strait between Taiwan and Luzon Island (Philippines)
- 三峡镇 sānxiázhèn SanxiaSanxia or Sanhsia town in New Taipei City, Taiwan
- 加来海峡 jiāláihǎixiá Strait of DoverThe strait in the English Channel that marks the narrowest part of the English Channel, also known as the Strait of Calais (Pas de Calais)
- 拉芒什海峡 lāmángshíhǎixiá English Channelthe body of water that separates southern England from northern France
- 布里斯托尔海峡 bùlǐsītuō'ěrhǎixiá Bristol ChannelBristol Channel in southwest England
- 万佛峡 wànfóxiá Ten Thousand Buddha Gorgealternate name for the Yulin Grottoes, a group of Buddhist cave temples located in Guazhou County, Gansu Province
- 三峡大坝 sānxiádàbà Three Gorges DamThe Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River in China
- 三峡工程 sānxiágōngchéng Three Gorges Projectthe Three Gorges Dam project on the Yangtze River
- 三峡水库 sānxiáshuǐkù Three Gorges ReservoirThree Gorges Reservoir on the Yangtze River
- 夔峡 kuíxiá Qutang Gorgethe first of the three major gorges on the Yangtze River, also known as the Qutang Gorge
- 奥特朗托海峡 àotèlǎngtuōhǎixiá Strait of OtrantoThe Strait of Otranto, which connects the Adriatic Sea and the Ionian Sea between the coast of Italy and Albania
- 对马海峡 duìmǎhǎixiá Tsushima Straitthe Tsushima Strait located between Japan and South Korea
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- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH