Meaning of 墙壁
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- wall
How to use 墙壁
墙壁 (qiángbì) is a slightly more formal or complete way to say wall, often used for the inside walls of a room or a building's surfaces. In everyday speech people often just say 墙 (qiáng). Example: 墙壁上挂着一幅画。(Qiángbì shang guàzhe yì fú huà.) A painting hangs on the wall.
Both characters have the earth radical 土 (tǔ), because walls were built from packed earth. 墙 (qiáng) is the wall itself and 壁 (bì) is its flat surface, so together they mean a solid wall.
Common mistake: Learners often write 壁 (bì) as 璧 (bì, jade disc) or 避 (bì, to avoid), which share the top part 辟. Remember that a wall needs earth, so 壁 has 土 at the bottom.
墙壁 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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墙 qiáng · wall · 14 strokes
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壁 bì · partition · 16 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 墙壁.
| 隔壁 | gébì | next door; neighbor |
| 城墙 | chéngqiáng | city wall |
| 围墙 | wéiqiáng | perimeter wall; fence |
| 壁画 | bìhuà | mural (painting); fresco |
| 防火墙 | fánghuǒqiáng | firewall |
| 戈壁 | gēbì | Gobi (desert) |
| 壁橱 | bìchú | a built-in wardrobe or cupboard; closet |
| 壁炉 | bìlú | fireplace |
| 墙纸 | qiángzhǐ | wallpaper |
| 墙角 | qiángjiǎo | corner (junction of two walls) |
| 峭壁 | qiàobì | cliff; steep |
| 壁球 | bìqiú | squash (sport) |
Questions about 墙壁
What does 墙壁 mean?
墙壁 (qiángbì) means "wall" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 墙壁?
墙壁 is made of 2 characters: 墙 (14 strokes), 壁 (16 strokes). That is 30 strokes in total.
Is 墙壁 an HSK word?
Yes. 墙壁 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 墙壁 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 墙壁 is written 牆壁.
What is the difference between 墙 and 墙壁?
墙 (qiáng) is the common everyday word and works in almost any context, including outdoor walls like 围墙 (wéiqiáng). 墙壁 (qiángbì) sounds a bit more formal and usually focuses on the wall as a surface, such as when talking about painting or hanging things on it.
Why does 隔壁 mean next door?
隔 (gé) means to be separated, and 壁 (bì) means wall. 隔壁 (gébì) is literally the place on the other side of the wall, so it means next door or the neighbor, as in 我住在他隔壁 (wǒ zhù zài tā gébì), I live next door to him.