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戈壁滩
Gē bì tān
Pinyin
Definition
戈壁滩
-
Gē bì tān
Gobi desert
Character Decomposition
戈
戈
壁
尸
口
辛
土
滩
氵
又
隹
Related Words
(20)
壁
bì
1
wall
2
rampart
壁纸
bì zhǐ
1
wallpaper
赤壁
Chì bì
1
Chibi county level city in Xianning 咸宁市, Hubei
2
Chibi or Red Cliff in Huangzhou district 黃州區|黄州区 of Huanggang city 黄冈, Hubei, scene of the famous battle of Red Cliff of 208
隔壁
gé bì
1
next door
2
neighbor
壁灯
bì dēng
1
wall lamp
2
bracket light
3
CL:盞|盏[zhǎn]
壁炉
bì lú
1
fireplace
壁画
bì huà
1
mural (painting)
2
fresco
壁虎
bì hǔ
1
gecko
2
house lizard
峭壁
qiào bì
1
cliff
2
steep
3
precipice
戈壁
Gē bì
1
Gobi (desert)
探戈
tàn gē
1
tango (dance) (loanword)
泰戈尔
Tài gē ěr
1
Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), Indian poet and writer
墙壁
qiáng bì
1
wall
面壁
miàn bì
1
to face the wall
2
to sit facing the wall in meditation (Buddhism)
3
(fig.) to devote oneself to study, work etc
伊戈尔
Yī gē ěr
1
Igor
倒戈
dǎo gē
1
to change sides in a war
2
turncoat
侧壁
cè bì
1
side wall
兵戈
bīng gē
1
weapons
2
arms
3
fighting
4
war
半壁江山
bàn bì jiāng shān
1
half of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands)
2
vast swathe of territory
同室操戈
tóng shì cāo gē
1
wielding the halberd within the household (idiom); internecine strife
Idioms
(17)
兵戈扰攘
bīng gē rǎo rǎng
1
arms and confusion (idiom); turmoil of war
化干戈为玉帛
huà gān gē wéi yù bó
1
lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom)
2
fig. to turn hostility into friendship
同室操戈
tóng shì cāo gē
1
wielding the halberd within the household (idiom); internecine strife
向壁虚构
xiàng bì xū gòu
1
facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication
向壁虚造
xiàng bì xū zào
1
facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication
坚壁清野
jiān bì qīng yě
1
to fortify defenses and raze the fields (idiom); to leave nothing for the invader
2
scorched earth policy
壁垒一新
bì lěi yī xīn
1
to have one's defenses in good order (idiom)
大动干戈
dà dòng gān gē
1
to go to war (idiom)
2
to make a big fuss over sth
家徒四壁
jiā tú sì bì
1
lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom)
2
fig. very poor
3
wretched
悬崖峭壁
xuán yá qiào bì
1
sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom)
悬崖绝壁
xuán yá jué bì
1
sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom)
枕戈寝甲
zhěn gē qǐn jiǎ
1
to sleep on one's armor with a spear as a pillow (idiom)
2
to keep ready for battle at all times
枕戈待旦
zhěn gē dài dàn
1
to wait for dawn, one's head resting on a spear (idiom)
2
fully prepared and biding one's time before the battle
残垣断壁
cán yuán duàn bì
1
crumbling fences and dilapidated walls (idiom)
铜墙铁壁
tóng qiáng tiě bì
1
copper wall, iron bastion (idiom); impenetrable defense
凿壁偷光
záo bì tōu guāng
1
lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom)
2
fig. to study diligently in the face of hardship
颓垣断壁
tuí yuán duàn bì
1
crumbling fences and dilapidated walls (idiom)
Sample Sentences