Chinese word dictionary

飞檐走壁

fēi yán zǒu bì · to leap onto roofs and vault over walls (usually associated with martial arts)

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Word information

Simplified飞檐走壁

Traditional飛檐走壁

Pinyinfēi yán zǒu bì

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Character breakdown

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

飞fēi

to fly, to dart; high

檐yán

the eaves of a house; edge, brim

走zǒu

to walk, to run, to flee

壁bì

partition, wall; rampart

How to learn 飞檐走壁

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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飞机fēijī

airplane; CL:架[jia4]

飞fēi

to fly

走zǒu

to walk; to go; to run; to move (of vehicle); to visit; to leave; to go away; to die (euph.); from; through; away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3]); to change (shape, form, meaning)

走路zǒulù

to walk; to go on foot; to leave; to depart; (informal) to clear off; to beat it; (of sb who gets fired or resigns) to leave the job; to get out

起飞qǐfēi

(of an aircraft or rocket) to take off; to lift off; (fig.) (of an enterprise etc) to start to develop rapidly

飞行fēixíng

(of planes etc) to fly; flying; flight; aviation