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bēi
HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. a monument
  2. 2. an upright stone tablet
  3. 3. stele

Words Containing 碑

碑碣
bēi jié

stone tablet (with inscription)

丰碑
fēng bēi

large inscribed stele

众口皆碑
zhòng kǒu jiē bēi

to be praised by everyone

碑林
bēi lín

Forest of Steles (museum in Xi'an)

俗谚口碑
sú yàn kǒu bēi

common sayings (idiom); widely circulated proverbs

碑亭
bēi tíng

pavilion housing a stele

纪念碑
jì niàn bēi

monument

口碑载道
kǒu bēi zài dào

lit. praise fills the roads (idiom); praise everywhere

白碑
bái bēi

stone tablet without inscription

有口皆碑
yǒu kǒu jiē bēi

every voice gives praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation

碑记
bēi jì

a record of events inscribed on a tablet

石碑
shí bēi

stele

碑铭
bēi míng

inscription on stone tablet

高碑店
gāo bēi diàn

Gaobeidian, county-level city in Baoding 保定[bǎo dìng], Hebei

碑林区
bēi lín qū

Beilin District of Xi’an 西安市[xī ān shì], Shaanxi

碑帖
bēi tiè

a rubbing from a stone inscription

碑额
bēi é

the top part of a tablet

高碑店市
gāo bēi diàn shì

Gaobeidian, county-level city in Baoding 保定[bǎo dìng], Hebei

碑志
bēi zhì

historical record inscribed on tablet

口碑流传
kǒu bēi liú chuán

widely praised (idiom); with an extensive public reputation

人民英雄纪念碑
rén mín yīng xióng jì niàn bēi

Monument to the People's Heroes, at Tiananmen Square

里程碑
lǐ chéng bēi

milestone

碑文
bēi wén

inscription on a tablet

口碑
kǒu bēi

public praise

无字碑
wú zì bēi

stone tablet without inscription

五人墓碑记
wǔ rén mù bēi jì

Five tombstone inscriptions (1628), written by Zhang Pu 張溥|张溥[zhāng pǔ]

墓碑
mù bēi

gravestone

碑珓
bēi jiào

see 杯珓[bēi jiào]

罗塞塔石碑
luó sāi tǎ shí bēi

Rosetta Stone

碑刻
bēi kè

inscription on stone tablet

碑座
bēi zuò

pedestal for stone tablet

树碑立传
shù bēi lì zhuàn

lit. to erect a stele and write a biography (idiom)

碑石
bēi shí

stele

界碑
jiè bēi

boundary stone