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How do you say "wall" in Chinese?
墙
qiáng
In Chinese, "wall" is 墙.
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Pronunciation
One syllable: 'chyang' with a flat tone. Solid and unchanging like a wall itself.
Writing and usage
Qiang is twelve strokes, one of the longer single characters. Contains the radical for earth or soil.
Example sentence
墙上有一幅画。
There is a picture on the wall.
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How to remember 墙
Qiang sounds like 'chyang' - a wall is thick and strong, holding up everything around it.
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Questions about 墙
How do you say "wall" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "wall" is 墙. It is a noun.
How is 墙 written in Chinese?
Qiang is twelve strokes, one of the longer single characters. Contains the radical for earth or soil.
How is 墙 used in a sentence?
Use 墙 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 墙上有一幅画。 (There is a picture on the wall.).
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