高墙 (gāoqiáng): high wall

Measure Word

一道高墙 dào

监狱四周都是高墙。

Jiānyù sìzhōu dōu shì gāoqiáng.

The prison is surrounded by high walls.

他翻过了那道高墙。

Tā fānguò le nà dào gāoqiáng.

He climbed over that high wall.

usage

高墙 often appears metaphorically to describe barriers or obstacles, and is strongly associated with prisons (高墙之内 = behind prison walls).

高 gāo

墙 qiáng