How to say “wall” in Chinese
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“Wall” in Chinese is 墙, qiáng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
墙 is read qiáng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 土 “earth”: walls were built of clay.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “墙”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 墙. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 墙上挂着一幅画。qiángshangguàzheyìfúhuàThere's a painting hanging on the wall.
- 墙上挂有一幅画。qiángshangguàyǒuyìfúhuàThere's a painting hanging on the wall.
- 她把照片贴在墙上了。tābǎzhàopiàntiēzàiqiángshangleShe stuck the photo on the wall.
- 请把这张照片贴在墙上qǐngbǎzhèzhāngzhàopiàntiēzàiqiángshangPlease stick this photo on the wall.
- 墙上的画挂歪了。qiángshangdehuàguàwāileThe picture on the wall is hanging crooked.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “A painting on the wall”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “wall” in Chinese?
“Wall” in Chinese is 墙, pinyin qiáng.
What does 墙 mean?
墙 (qiáng) means “wall”.
How do you write 墙?
墙 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 墙?
墙 is read qiáng. Tones: qiáng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“wall” in the lesson “A painting on the wall”
This word is from the topic “Home and neighbors” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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