墙角
qiáng jiǎo
Pinyin

Definition

墙角
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qiáng jiǎo
  1. corner (junction of two walls)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

主角
zhǔ jué
  1. 1 leading role
  2. 2 lead
角
Jué
  1. 1 surname Jue
角度
jiǎo dù
  1. 1 angle
  2. 2 point of view
角色
jué sè
  1. 1 role
  2. 2 character in a novel
  3. 3 persona
  4. 4 also pr. [jiǎo sè]
角落
jiǎo luò
  1. 1 nook
  2. 2 corner
三角
sān jiǎo
  1. 1 triangle
三角形
sān jiǎo xíng
  1. 1 triangle
三角洲
sān jiǎo zhōu
  1. 1 delta (geography)
五角场
Wǔ jiǎo chǎng
  1. 1 Wujiaochang neighborhood of Shanghai, adjacent to Fudan University
八角
bā jiǎo
  1. 1 anise
  2. 2 star anise
  3. 3 aniseed
  4. 4 octagonal
  5. 5 Fructus Anisi stellati
勾心斗角
gōu xīn dòu jiǎo
  1. 1 to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)
  2. 2 (in palace construction) elaborate and refined
口角
kǒu jiǎo
  1. 1 corner of the mouth
崭露头角
zhǎn lù tóu jiǎo
  1. 1 to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
广角
guǎng jiǎo
  1. 1 wide-angle
  2. 2 panoramic
  3. 3 fig. wide perspective
  4. 4 panorama
旺角
Wàng Jiǎo
  1. 1 Mong Kok (area in Hong Kong)
死角
sǐ jiǎo
  1. 1 gap in coverage
  2. 2 gap in protection or defenses
  3. 3 neglected or overlooked area
  4. 4 dead end
海角
hǎi jiǎo
  1. 1 cape
  2. 2 promontory
墙角
qiáng jiǎo
  1. 1 corner (junction of two walls)
牛角
niú jiǎo
  1. 1 cow horn
独角戏
dú jiǎo xì
  1. 1 monodrama
  2. 2 one-man show
  3. 3 comic talk

Idioms (12)

初露头角
chū lù tóu jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent
  2. 2 first sign of emerging talent
  3. 3 budding genius
勾心斗角
gōu xīn dòu jiǎo
  1. 1 to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)
  2. 2 (in palace construction) elaborate and refined
崭露头角
zhǎn lù tóu jiǎo
  1. 1 to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
拐弯抹角
guǎi wān mò jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to speak in a roundabout way
  3. 3 to equivocate
  4. 4 to beat about the bush
牛角挂书
niú jiǎo guà shū
  1. 1 lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be diligent in one's studies
总角之交
zǒng jiǎo zhī jiāo
  1. 1 childhood friend (idiom)
总角之好
zǒng jiǎo zhī hǎo
  1. 1 childhood friend (idiom)
钻牛角
zuān niú jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. honing a bull's horn; fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem
  2. 2 to bash one's head against a brick wall
  3. 3 a wild goose chase
  4. 4 a blind alley
  5. 5 to split hairs
  6. 6 same as idiom 鑽牛角尖|钻牛角尖
钻牛角尖
zuān niú jiǎo jiān
  1. 1 lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem
  2. 2 to bash one's head against a brick wall
  3. 3 a wild goose chase
  4. 4 a blind alley
  5. 5 to split hairs
头角峥嵘
tóu jiǎo zhēng róng
  1. 1 promise of brilliant young person (idiom); showing extraordinary gifts
凤毛麟角
fèng máo lín jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. few and far between
麟角凤觜
lín jiǎo fèng zuǐ
  1. 1 lit. qilin's horn, phoenix's mouth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. rara avis
  3. 3 rarity

Sample Sentences

这天，爸爸看到儿子又躲在墙角盯着自己看。他忍无可忍，一把把孩子拖出来，问他:“儿子，你到底在看什么？”
zhètiān ，bàba kàndào érzi yòu duǒ zài qiángjiǎo dīng zhe zìjǐ kàn 。tā rěn wú kě rěn ，yī bǎ bǎ háizi tuō chūlai ，wèn tā :“érzi ，nǐ dàodǐ zài kàn shénme ？”
One day, Daddy saw his son crouched in the corner again, staring at him. He couldn't take it any longer, and yanked the kid out. He asked ''Just what are you looking at, son?"
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弟兄们，只剩下两个了。谁去埋一下C4，墙角这里我来守。
dìxiongmen ，zhǐ shèngxià liǎng gè le 。shéi qù mái yīxià C4 ，qiángjiǎo zhèlǐ wǒ lái shǒu 。
Guys, there's only two of them left. Someone go plant some C4. I'll guard the corner.
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李探长隐约看到墙角放着一个摄像机和一个扩音喇叭，摄像机上的红灯正在闪烁。
Lǐ tànzhǎng yǐnyuē kàndào qiángjiǎo fàng zhe yī gè shèxiàngjī hé yī gè kuòyīn lǎba ，shèxiàngjī shàng de hóngdēng zhèngzài shǎnshuò 。
Detective Li could faintly make out a video camera and loudspeaker in the corner of the room. The red light on the video camera was blinking.
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嗯，钻桌子，躲墙角，还有别乱跑。大家你碰我我碰你的，可就惨了。
ng4 ，zuān zhuōzi ，duǒ qiángjiǎo ，háiyǒu bié luàn pǎo 。dàjiā nǐ pèng wǒ wǒ pèng nǐ de ，kě jiù cǎn le 。
Uh-huh. Squeeze under the table, hide in the corner--just don't run around like crazy. Everyone running around bumping into each other. It would be madness.
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