外墙 (wàiqiáng) · exterior wall, facade

Measure Word

一面外墙 miàn

HSK 6

这栋房子的外墙是红色的。

Zhè dòng fángzi de wàiqiáng shì hóngsè de.

The outside walls of this house are red.

HSK 7-9

老小区改造的时候，每栋楼的外墙都加了一层保温材料。

Lǎo xiǎoqū gǎizào de shíhou, měi dòng lóu de wàiqiáng dōu jiā le yì céng bǎowēn cáiliào.

When the old housing estate was renovated, every building's exterior walls got a layer of insulation.

usage

The walls inside a building are 内墙. A wall around a yard is a 院墙, and one around a school, factory or estate a 围墙.

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