高墙

高牆

gāoqiáng

noun #18,742

Measure Word

一道高墙 dào

Meanings

1 high wall
2 tall wall

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

他翻过了那道高墙。

Tā fānguò le nà dào gāoqiáng.

He climbed over that high wall.

HSK 7-9

监狱四周都是高墙。

Jiānyù sìzhōu dōu shì gāoqiáng.

The prison is surrounded by high walls.

Tips

usage

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

Stroke Order

高 gāo

墙 qiáng