城墙

城牆

chéngqiáng

noun HSK 7 #12,330

Measure Word

一道城墙 dào

Meanings

1 city wall; fortification wall

Characters

city; town; wall

城 originally meant 'city wall' (it has the 土 earth radical — walls were made of rammed earth). 城墙 makes the 'wall' meaning explicit.

Examples

西安的古城墙保存得很完整。

Xī'ān de gǔ chéngqiáng bǎocún de hěn wánzhěng.

Xi'an's ancient city wall is very well preserved.

我们沿着城墙走了一圈。

Wǒmen yánzhe chéngqiáng zǒu le yì quān.

We walked all the way around the city wall.

Tips

culture

Xi'an's city wall is the most complete ancient city wall in China, 13.7 km around. You can rent bikes and cycle the entire loop on top of it — a popular tourist activity.

Stroke Order

城 chéng

墙 qiáng