城墙
城墙城牆 chéng qiáng ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ sing4 coeng4 HSK 7-9
- city wall
Stroke order
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Character breakdown
More words with these characters
城
墙
- 围墙圍牆 wéi qiáng ㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ wai4 coeng4 perimeter wall
- 墙壁牆壁 qiáng bì ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄧˋ coeng4 bik1 wall
- 墙角牆角 qiáng jiǎo ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ coeng4 gok3 corner (junction of two walls)
- 防火墙防火牆 fáng huǒ qiáng ㄈㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄧㄤˊ fong4 fo2 coeng4 firewall
- 人墙人牆 rén qiáng ㄖㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ jan4 coeng4 human barricade; (soccer) defensive wall
- 哭墙哭牆 Kū qiáng ㄎㄨ ㄑㄧㄤˊ huk1 coeng4 Wailing Wall, or Western Wall (Jerusalem)
Idioms with these characters
- 背城借一 bèi chéng jiè yī ㄅㄟˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄧ bui3 sing4 ze3 jat1 to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch
- 兵临城下兵臨城下 bīng lín chéng xià ㄅㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bing1 lam4 sing4 haa6 soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
- 唱空城计唱空城計 chàng kōng chéng jì ㄔㄤˋ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧˋ coeng3 hung1 sing4 gai3 lit. to sing "The Empty City Stratagem" (idiom)
- 高城深池 gāo chéng shēn chí ㄍㄠ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄣ ㄔˊ gou1 sing4 sam1 ci4 high walls and deep moat (idiom); impenetrable defense
- 攻城略地 gōng chéng lüè dì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ㄌㄩㄝˋ ㄉㄧˋ gung1 sing4 loek6 dei6 to take cities and seize territories (idiom)
- 隔墙有耳隔牆有耳 gé qiáng yǒu ěr ㄍㄜˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄦˇ gaak3 coeng4 jau5 ji5 the walls have ears (idiom)
- 狗急跳墙狗急跳牆 gǒu jí tiào qiáng ㄍㄡˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄊㄧㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ gau2 gap1 tiu3 coeng4 a cornered dog will jump over the wall (idiom)
- 红杏出墙紅杏出牆 hóng xìng chū qiáng ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄔㄨ ㄑㄧㄤˊ hung4 hang6 ceot1 coeng4 lit. the red apricot tree leans over the garden wall (idiom)
- 铜墙铁壁銅牆鐵壁 tóng qiáng tiě bì ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄅㄧˋ tung4 coeng4 tit3 bik1 copper wall, iron bastion (idiom); impenetrable defense
- 兄弟阋墙兄弟鬩牆 xiōng dì xì qiáng ㄒㄩㄥ ㄉㄧˋ ㄒㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ hing1 dai6 jik1 coeng4 internecine strife (idiom); fighting among oneself