canyon
/ˈkænjən/noun
उच्चारण कैन्यन
गहरी घाटी
Core word
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a deep valley with steep sides of rock
गहरी घाटी
- the Grand Canyon
- The river has carved a deep canyon through the red rock.
- We hiked along the bottom of the canyon.
+ 2 more examples
- The narrow canyon was cool even in the afternoon heat.
- Photographers visit the canyon to capture the colours at sunset.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
canyon (countable noun)
A canyon is a deep, steep-sided valley, so it is countable and often capitalised in names: the Grand Canyon.
Canyon गहरी, खड़ी दीवारों वाली घाटी है, इसलिए यह countable है और नामों में capital से लिखा जाता है, जैसे the Grand Canyon।
- The river runs through a deep canyon.
- We hiked along the rim of the canyon.
into / through / across a canyon
Use into for descending, through for passing along the floor, and across for the opposite side.
उतरने के लिए into, घाटी के तल से गुज़रने के लिए through और दूसरी ओर के लिए across का प्रयोग होता है।
- They walked down into the canyon at dawn.
- A bridge was built across the canyon.
canyon vs valley vs gorge
A canyon has steep rocky walls cut by a river; a valley is wider and gentler; a gorge is narrow and deep.
Canyon की दीवारें खड़ी चट्टानी होती हैं जिन्हें नदी काटती है; valley अधिक चौड़ी और ढलानदार होती है; gorge संकरी और गहरी होती है।
- The valley was green and wide.
- The gorge was too narrow for a boat.
canyon + noun
Canyon often precedes nouns like wall, floor, rim, trail and walk.
Canyon से पहले अक्सर wall, floor, rim, trail जैसे nouns आते हैं।
- The canyon walls glowed red at sunset.
- The canyon trail is closed in the monsoon.
+Collocations 4
adjective + canyon
deepnarrowrockydrybreathtaking
- The narrow canyon is only a few metres wide at the bottom.
verb + canyon
carvecrossdescend intoexploreoverlook
- Over millions of years, the river carved the canyon.
canyon + noun
wallfloorrimtrailview
- The canyon rim offers a magnificent view.
canyon + place
Grand CanyonColoradoArizonaKullu valley
- Radhika wrote an essay on the Grand Canyon.
“More examples 5
- The Grand Canyon was formed by the Colorado river over millions of years.
Grand Canyon का निर्माण Colorado नदी ने लाखों वर्षों में किया।
- A train winds through the canyon between two tunnels.
रेलगाड़ी दो सुरंगों के बीच canyon से होकर गुज़रती है।
- Eagles circled high above the canyon.
चील canyon के ऊपर ऊँचाई पर चक्कर काट रही थीं।
- The guide warned us not to go near the edge of the canyon.
गाइड ने हमें canyon के किनारे के पास न जाने की चेतावनी दी।
- After the rain, water rushed down the canyon.
बारिश के बाद पानी canyon में तेज़ी से बह निकला।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ We walked inside the canyon of the rim.
✓ We walked along the rim of the canyon.
The rim belongs to the canyon, so write the rim of the canyon, not the canyon of the rim.
किनारा canyon का होता है, इसलिए 'the rim of the canyon' लिखें, 'the canyon of the rim' नहीं।
✗ The canyon were very deep and dark.
✓ The canyon was very deep and dark.
A singular subject takes the singular verb was.
Singular subject के साथ singular verb 'was' आती है।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Gandikota (Andhra Pradesh) is called the 'Grand Canyon of India'.
गंडिकोटा (आंध्र प्रदेश) को 'भारत का ग्रैंड कैन्यन' कहा जाता है।