Chinese word

墙壁

Pronunciation

Pinyinqiáng bì

Meaning

  • nounwall

Example

请别在墙壁上写字。qǐng bié zài qiáng bì shàng xiě zì

Please don't write on the wall.

Illustration for 墙壁 (wall)

More examples

他的画挂在卧室的墙壁上。tā de huà guà zài wò shì de qiáng bì shàng

His painting hangs on the bedroom wall.

Core concept

A vertical boundary that separates spaces and may support a structure or simply close, divide, or decorate it.

Common phrases

  • 挂在墙壁上guà zài qiáng bì shàng

    hang on the wall

  • 墙壁出现裂缝qiáng bì chū xiàn liè fèng

    cracks appear in the wall

  • 修补墙壁xiū bǔ qiáng bì

    repair the wall

Similar words

墙qiáng: A wall that divides the inside and outside of a building or separates nearby spaces.

Definition in Chinese

用于分隔室内外或相邻空间的竖向面或墙体，材料多样，可承担结构或仅作隔断与装饰。yòng yú fēn gé shì nèi wài huò xiāng lín kōng jiān de shù xiàng miàn huò qiáng tǐ cái liào duō yàng kě chéng dān jié gòu huò jǐn zuò gé duàn yǔ zhuāng shì

Word origin

墙壁 (qiángbì, "wall") is a compound of 墙 (qiáng, "enclosure or wall") + 壁 (bì, "wall surface"), combining two related ideas to reinforce a built vertical barrier.

Usage tips

  • A location marker often follows this noun when writing, hanging, or placing something on the surface, making the location explicit.

Related words

  • 墙面qiáng miànwall surfacenoun
  • 墙纸qiáng zhǐwallpapernoun

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