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城墙

chéng qiáng
段 duàn 道 dào
HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

  1. 1. city wall

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Word relationships

Register variants

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城垣
chéng yuán

city wall

书面语，同指城墙。

Related words

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墙
qiáng

wall

泛指用砖石等砌成的屏障或外围，城墙是围绕城市的高墙。
壁垒
bì lěi

rampart

古代军营的围墙或防御工事，泛指坚固的防御结构。

Usage notes

Collocations

常与动词“砌筑”、“修复”、“拆除”搭配，表示建筑行为；也可用作比喻，如“心灵的城墙”。

Cultural notes

在中国古代，城墙不仅是防御工事，也是城市等级的象征，例如北京城墙规模宏大。现代常说“古城的城墙”来指历史遗迹。

Example Sentences

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这座古城的 城墙 很壮观。
The city wall of this ancient city is very magnificent.

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Child Words of 城墙

城
chéng

city walls

墙
qiáng

wall