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城墙 (城牆)
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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

城墙 [chéngqiáng]
  1. 1. city wall; wall

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

城墙 [chéngqiáng]
  1. 1. 古代城市四周又高又厚的防护墙。

Examples

城墙扒了个豁口。
A breach was made in the city wall.
拆除城墙
tear down (or demolish) a city wall
城墙豁口
an opening in the city wall
城墙上新贴出一张告谕。
A new bulletin has been put up on the city wall.
他负责在城墙上修箭垛。
He is responsible for the construction of battlements.
危城因为有很高的城墙,一般比较难攻。
Cities with high walls are often hard to conquer.
城墙
城墙崩裂。
城墙坚固

Word Decomposition


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