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Definitions

  1. 1. wall
  2. 2. rampart

Example Sentences

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我討厭 蝨!
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 828674)

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Words Containing 壁

壁效应
bì xiào yìng

wall effect

飞檐走壁
fēi yán zǒu bì

to leap onto roofs and vault over walls (usually associated with martial arts)

凿壁偷光
záo bì tōu guāng

lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom)

腔壁
qiāng bì

cavity wall

后壁
hòu bì

Houbi, a district in Tainan 台南|台南[tái nán], Taiwan

赤壁县
chì bì xiàn

Chibi county in Xianning 咸寧市|咸宁市[xián níng shì], Hubei

肠壁
cháng bì

wall of intestine

面壁思过
miàn bì sī guò

to face the wall and ponder about one's misdeeds

板壁
bǎn bì

wooden partition

壁挂
bì guà

wall hanging

隔壁
gé bì

next door

壁网球
bì wǎng qiú

jai alai (sports)

壁厢
bì xiāng

lateral

壁立
bì lì

(of cliffs etc) stand like a wall

傍人篱壁
bàng rén lí bì

to depend on others

呼图壁县
hū tú bì xiàn

Hutubi county in Changji Hui autonomous prefecture 昌吉回族自治州[chāng jí huí zú zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang

戈壁荒滩
gē bì huāng tān

barren sands of the Gobi desert

家徒四壁
jiā tú sì bì

lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom)

间壁
jiàn bì

next door

峭壁
qiào bì

cliff

壁垒森严
bì lěi sēn yán

closely guarded

一壁
yī bì

one side

壁助
bì zhù

help

照壁
zhào bì

a screen wall across the gate of a house (for privacy)

贸易壁垒
mào yì bì lěi

trade barrier

壁炉
bì lú

fireplace

残垣败壁
cán yuán bài bì

lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)

鹤壁
hè bì

Hebi prefecture-level city in Henan

壁垒
bì lěi

rampart

半壁江山
bàn bì jiāng shān

half of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands)

悬崖绝壁
xuán yá jué bì

sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom)

隔壁邻居
gé bì lín jū

next-door neighbor

陡壁
dǒu bì

steep cliff

戈壁
gē bì

Gobi (desert)

体壁
tǐ bì

integument (biology)

腹壁
fù bì

abdominal wall

赤壁
chì bì

Chibi, county-level city in Xianning 咸寧市|咸宁市[xián níng shì], Hubei

壁塞
bì sāi

wall plug

半壁河山
bàn bì hé shān

see 半壁江山[bàn bì jiāng shān]

断壁颓垣
duàn bì tuí yuán

lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)

向壁虚构
xiàng bì xū gòu

facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication

戳壁脚
chuō bì jiǎo

to criticize behind sb's back

坚壁清野
jiān bì qīng yě

to fortify defenses and raze the fields (idiom); to leave nothing for the invader

侧壁
cè bì

side wall

破壁
pò bì

dilapidated wall

壁画
bì huà

mural (painting)

铜墙铁壁
tóng qiáng tiě bì

copper wall, iron bastion (idiom); impenetrable defense

隔壁老王
gé bì lǎo wáng

Mr Wang from next door (term used jocularly to refer to a neighbor who is supposedly sleeping with one's wife)

碰壁
pèng bì

to hit a wall

鹤壁市
hè bì shì

Hebi prefecture-level city in Henan

壁架
bì jià

ledge

壁虎
bì hǔ

gecko; house lizard

坚壁
jiān bì

to cache; to hide supplies (from the enemy)

阴道棕榈状壁
yīn dào zōng lǘ zhuàng bì

plicae palmatae canalis cervicis uteri

细胞壁
xì bāo bì

cell wall

墙壁
qiáng bì

wall

向壁虚造
xiàng bì xū zào

facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication

颓垣断壁
tuí yuán duàn bì

lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)

伊壁鸠鲁
yī bì jiū lǔ

Epicurus (341-270 BC), ancient Greek philosopher

戈壁滩
gē bì tān

Gobi desert

破壁机
pò bì jī

high-speed blender

断垣残壁
duàn yuán cán bì

lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)

呼图壁
hū tú bì

Hutubi county in Changji Hui autonomous prefecture 昌吉回族自治州[chāng jí huí zú zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang

一壁厢
yī bì xiāng

see 一壁[yī bì]

影壁
yǐng bì

spirit wall (screen wall used to shield an entrance in traditional Chinese architecture)

壁垒一新
bì lěi yī xīn

to have one's defenses in good order (idiom)

障壁
zhàng bì

barrier

红翅旋壁雀
hóng chì xuán bì què

(bird species of China) wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria)

壁报
bì bào

wall newspaper

壁球
bì qiú

squash (sport)

断壁残垣
duàn bì cán yuán

lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)

崖壁
yá bì

escarpment

面壁
miàn bì

to face the wall

关税壁垒
guān shuì bì lěi

tariff wall

壁毯
bì tǎn

tapestry (used as a wall hanging)

四壁萧然
sì bì xiāo rán

four bare walls

壁灯
bì dēng

wall lamp

赤壁市
chì bì shì

Chibi, county-level city in Xianning 咸寧市|咸宁市[xián níng shì], Hubei

戈壁沙漠
gē bì shā mò

Gobi Desert

壁纸
bì zhǐ

wallpaper

壁龛
bì kān

niche (in a wall)

赤壁之战
chì bì zhī zhàn

Battle of Redcliff of 208 at Chibi in Huangzhou district 黃州區|黄州区[huáng zhōu qū] of Huanggang city 黃岡|黄冈[huáng gāng], a decisive defeat of Cao Cao 曹操[cáo cāo] at the hands of southern kingdom of Wu

小赤壁
xiǎo chì bì

Little Red Cliff, nickname of Bitan 碧潭[bì tán], Xindian, Taibei county, Taiwan

壁癌
bì ái

efflorescence

残垣断壁
cán yuán duàn bì

lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)

绝壁
jué bì

precipice

壁橱
bì chú

a built-in wardrobe or cupboard

子宫壁
zǐ gōng bì

wall of the uterus

隔壁有耳
gé bì yǒu ěr

walls have ears

悬崖峭壁
xuán yá qiào bì

sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom)

壁虱
bì shī

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