墙壁

qiáng bì

CL 堵 dǔ 道 dào 面 miàn

HSK 3.0 Level 6 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

1. wall

Word relationships

Register variants

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• 壁 bì 壁 bì wall wall, more formal or used in compounds like 壁画 (mural): wall

Related words

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• 围墙 wéi qiáng 围墙 wéi qiáng perimeter wall enclosure wall, fence wall: perimeter wall

Synonyms

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• 墙 qiáng 墙 qiáng wall general term for wall, more common in spoken Chinese: wall

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly used in formal descriptions of buildings, e.g., 建筑物的墙壁 (the walls of the building).

Common mistakes

Learners often omit 壁 and use 墙 alone when a more formal term is needed; 墙壁 is preferred in written contexts.

Example Sentences

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那颗子弹穿过 墙壁 。

That bullet went through the wall.

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Child Words of 墙壁

• 墙 墙 qiáng: wall
• 壁 壁 bì: wall