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墙 meaning in English

qiáng

wall (CL:面[mian4],堵[du3]); (slang) to block (a website) (usu. in the passive: 被牆|被墙[bei4 qiang2])

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Meaning of 墙

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

qiáng
  1. wall (CL:面[mian4],堵[du3])
  2. (slang) to block (a website) (usu. in the passive: 被牆|被墙[bei4 qiang2])
qiáng
  1. variant of 牆|墙[qiang2]

How to use 墙

墙 is the everyday word for a wall of a room, building, or yard, and it combines into words like 墙壁 (qiángbì), 围墙 (wéiqiáng), and 防火墙 (fánghuǒqiáng, firewall). In casual internet slang, 被墙 (bèi qiáng) means a website has been blocked. Example: 墙上有一幅画。(Qiáng shang yǒu yì fú huà.) There is a painting on the wall.

墙 has 土 (tǔ, earth) on the left, a reminder that walls were once built from packed earth. Picture a wall of earth standing next to a field of grain on the right side.

Common mistake: Learners often write the right side of 墙 wrong because it is not a common standalone part, so practice it carefully rather than guessing. Also keep the second tone in qiáng, since 强 (qiáng, strong) sounds the same and 抢 (qiǎng, to grab) is close.

墙 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

她tā把bǎ日rì历lì挂guà在zài墙qiáng上shàng了le。
She hung the calendar on the wall.
为wèi什shén么me我wǒ的de翻fān墙qiáng软ruǎn件jiàn速sù度dù很hěn慢màn？
Why is my VPN so slow?
我wǒ把bǎ日rì历lì挂guà在zài墙qiáng上shàng。
I hang the calendar on the wall.
Tom想xiǎng把bǎ电diàn视shì挂guà在zài墙qiáng上shàng。
Tom wants us to hang the TV on the wall.
墙qiáng上shàng挂guà着zhe一yī顶dǐng帽mào子zi和hé一yī件jiàn大dà衣yī。
There were a hat and a coat on the wall.

Stroke order for each character

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墙 qiáng · wall · 14 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 墙.

墙壁qiángbìwall
城墙chéngqiángcity wall
围墙wéiqiángperimeter wall; fence
防火墙fánghuǒqiángfirewall
墙纸qiángzhǐwallpaper
墙角qiángjiǎocorner (junction of two walls)

Questions about 墙

What does 墙 mean?

墙 (qiáng) means "wall (CL:面[mian4],堵[du3]); (slang) to block (a website) (usu. in the passive: 被牆|被墙[bei4 qiang2])" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 墙?

墙 is made of 1 character: 墙 (14 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

Is 墙 an HSK word?

Yes. 墙 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 墙 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 墙 is written 牆.

What measure word do I use with 墙?

Use 面 (miàn) or 堵 (dǔ), as in 一面墙 (yí miàn qiáng) or 一堵墙 (yì dǔ qiáng), both meaning one wall. 面 is very common in everyday speech.

How do I say something is on the wall in Chinese?

Add 上 (shang) after 墙 to make 墙上 (qiáng shang), meaning on the wall. For example, 把照片挂在墙上 (bǎ zhàopiàn guà zài qiáng shang) means hang the photo on the wall.

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