- 小巷 xiǎoxiàng alley
- 巷子 xiàngzi alleyan alley or narrow street
- 大街小巷 dàjiēxiǎoxiàng everywhereGreat streets and small alleys; everywhere in the city.
- 巷口 xiàngkǒu lane entrancethe entrance or intersection of a narrow street or alley.
- 街头巷尾 jiētóuxiàngwěi everywheretop of streets, bottom of alleys; everywhere in the city
- 巷战 xiàngzhàn street fighting(military) street fighting; urban combat
- 走街串巷 zǒujiēchuànxiàng walk the streetsto walk through streets and alleys, often for the purpose of trade, peddling, or visiting.
- 万人空巷 wànrénkōngxiàng mass turnoutthe whole town turns out to celebrate or witness an event, leaving the streets and alleys empty
- 酒香不怕巷子深 jiǔxiāngbùpàxiàngzishēn qualitythe idea that high-quality goods or talented individuals will naturally be recognized and appreciated even without advertising or promotion
- 街谈巷议 jiētánxiàngyì gossipcommon talk or rumors circulating among the public; streetcorner conversations
- 里巷 lǐxiàng lanelanes and alleys in a residential area
- 东交民巷 Dōng Jiāomín Xiàng East Jiaomin LaneA street in central Beijing and its surrounding district, formerly known as the Peking Legation Quarter, where foreign diplomatic missions were located during the period 1861–1959.
- 街巷 jiēxiàng streets and alleysgeneral term for the network of streets, lanes, and alleys in a city or town
- 死巷 sǐxiàng dead endblind alley; dead end
- 花街柳巷 huājiēliǔxiàng red-light district(idiom) a red-light district
- 烟花柳巷 yānhuāliǔxiàng red-light district
- 街知巷闻 jiēzhīxiàngwén well-knownto be known to everyone
- 窄巷 zhǎixiàng alleya narrow street or passage between buildings
- 烟花巷 yānhuāxiàng red-light district
- 巷弄 xiànglòng alleynarrow street or passageway between or behind buildings
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH