Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

wall; rampart

Chinese: 墙壁;也指像墙的东西、陡崖。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “bi” becomes a different word in each tone. 壁 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 隔壁gé bìnext door; neighbor
  • 墙壁qiáng bìwall
  • 悬崖峭壁xuán yá qiào bì(idiom) sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces
  • 壁画bì huàmural (painting); fresco
  • 一壁yī bìat the same time; simultaneously; while

Example Sentence

教室的墙壁上贴着同学们的画。Jiào shì de qiáng bì shàng tiē zhe tóng xué men de huà.The students paintings are posted on the classroom walls.

教室Jiào shìclassroomdeof墙壁qiáng bìwallshàngontiēto stickzhe(ongoing action)同学tóng xuéto study at the same schoomen(plural marker)deofhuàto draw