砌墙

砌牆

qìqiáng

verb

Meanings

1 to build a wall (by laying bricks)
2 to masonry a partition

Characters

to lay (bricks)

Examples

HSK 1

工人正在砌墙。

Gōngrén zhèngzài qìqiáng.

The workers are building the wall.

HSK 7-9

我想砌一堵墙把厨房和客厅隔开。

Wǒ xiǎng qì yì dǔ qiáng bǎ chúfáng hé kètīng gékāi.

I want to build a wall to separate the kitchen from the living room.

Tips

memory

砌 specifically means laying bricks/stones with mortar - contrast with 建 (build generally) or 修 (construct). The 石 radical in 砌 points straight at masonry.

Stroke Order

砌 qì

墙 qiáng