Chinese word dictionary

壁立千仞

bì lì qiān rèn · (idiom) (of a cliff, mountain etc) steep; lofty; imposing

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Simplified壁立千仞

Traditional壁立千仞

Pinyinbì lì qiān rèn

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

壁bì

partition, wall; rampart

立lì

to stand; to establish, to set up

千qiān

thousand; many, numerous; very

仞rèn

ancient unit of measure (about 8 feet); a fathom

How to learn 壁立千仞

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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千qiān

thousand; used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1]

千克qiānkè

kilogram

千万qiānwàn

ten million; countless; many; one must by all means

成立chénglì

to establish; to set up; to be tenable; to hold water

独立dúlì

independent; independence; to stand alone

建立jiànlì

to establish; to set up; to found