strait
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- n a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
- n a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
- s narrow
strait is the gate
- With the success of their firms riding on volatile cross-strait relations, Hsu and other taishang tend to be a skittish bunch.
- More cross-strait tourism will boost annual GDP growth by .
- Beijing's lukewarm condemnation of Taiwan's acceptance of a visit from the Dalai Lama is a sign that cross-strait times are changing.