Meaning
rampart
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “lei” becomes a different word in each tone. 垒 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 堡垒bǎo lěifort
- 对垒duì lěito face off against one's adversary (military, sports etc)
- 本垒běn lěi(baseball) home base; home plate
- 满垒mǎn lěi(baseball) bases loaded
- 垒包lěi bāo(baseball) base
Example Sentence
孩子们在沙滩上用沙子垒起了一座小城堡。Hái zi men zài shā tān shàng yòng shā zi lěi qǐ le yí zuò xiǎo chéng bǎo.The children built a small castle out of sand on the beach.
孩子们Hái zi menchildren在zàiat沙滩shā tānbeach上shàngon用yòngto use沙子shā zisand垒lěirampart起qǐto rise了le(completed action)一yíone座zuòseat小城xiǎo chéngsmall town堡bǎo(bound form) fortress。