Word: 墙 (qiáng)

一墙能挡八面风

yì qiáng néng dǎng bāmiàn fēng

one wall can block winds from eight directions

一头撞在南墙上，死不回头

yìtóu zhuàng zài Nán qiáng shang, sǐ bù huítóu

bumping headfirst into the south wall and refusing to turn back even then

不撞南墙不知道墙硬，不尝酸梨不知道梨酸

bú zhuàng Nán qiáng bù zhīdào qiáng yìng, bù cháng suān lí bù zhīdào lí suān

until you hit the south wall you don't know it's hard; until you taste a sour pear you don't know it's sour

为人一条路，惹人一堵墙

wéi rén yìtiáo lù, rě rén yì dǔ qiáng

helping people makes a road; offending people makes a wall

乘车须知贴在门口的墙上。

Chéngchē xūzhī tiē zài ménkǒu de qiáng shàng.

The instructions for riding the bus are posted on the wall by the door.

书和墙之间有一点空隙。

Shū hé qiáng zhījiān yǒu yìdiǎn kòngxì.

There is a little gap between the books and the wall.

他们拆掉了一部分墙。

Tāmen chāi diào le yíbùfen qiáng.

They knocked down a part of the wall.

他倚着墙站着等朋友。

Tā yǐ zhe qiáng zhànzhe děng péngyou.

He stood leaning against the wall, waiting for a friend.

他在墙上画了一条直线。

Tā zài qiáng shàng huà le yìtiáo zhíxiàn.

He drew a straight line on the wall.

他画了墙上的那幅画。

Tā huà le qiáng shàng de nà fú huà.

He painted the picture which is on the wall.

他的画被悬挂在墙上。

Tā de huà bèi xuánguà zài qiáng shàng.

His pictures were hung on the wall.

他让妹妹帮他涂他房间的墙。

Tā ràng mèimei bāng tā tú tā fángjiān de qiáng.

He had his sister help him paint the wall of his room.

你有你的关门计，我有我的跳墙法

nǐ yǒu nǐ de guānmén jì, wǒ yǒu wǒ de tiào qiáng fǎ

you have your plan of shutting the door, I have my way of jumping the wall

信号穿过厚墙以后会衰减很多。

Xìnhào chuānguò hòu qiáng yǐhòu huì shuāijiǎn hěn duō.

The signal attenuates a lot after passing through a thick wall.

单色的墙看起来很干净。

Dānsè de qiáng kànqǐlai hěn gānjìng.

A wall in a single color looks very clean.

历届冠军的名字都刻在墙上。

Lìjiè guànjūn de míngzi dōu kè zài qiáng shàng.

The names of all past champions are carved on the wall.

台灯把我的影子投射到墙上。

Táidēng bǎ wǒ de yǐngzi tóushè dào qiáng shàng.

The desk lamp cast my shadow onto the wall.

各有各的牢笼计，各有各的跳墙法

gè yǒu gè de láolóng jì, gè yǒu gè de tiào qiáng fǎ

each has his own trap plan, each has his own way of jumping the wall

地图挂在墙上。

Dìtú guà zài qiáng shàng.

The map is on the wall.

墙上刷了一层淡黄的颜色。

Qiáng shàng shuā le yìcéng dànhuáng de yánsè.

The wall was painted a light yellow.

墙上挂棋盘,一个子儿也留不住

qiáng shàng guà qípán,yígèzir yě liú búzhù

a chessboard hung on a wall: not a single piece stays

墙上挂狗皮,不像画

qiáng shàng guà gǒu pí,bú xiàng huà

hanging a dog skin on the wall: it doesn't look like a picture

墙上挂着一幅很长的卷轴。

Qiáng shàng guàzhe yìfú hěn cháng de juànzhóu.

A very long scroll hangs on the wall.

墙上挂着一幅精美的画。

Qiáng shàng guàzhe yìfú jīngměi de huà.

An exquisite painting hangs on the wall.

墙上挂着一顶帽子和一件大衣。

Qiáng shàng guàzhe yì dǐng màozi hé yí jiàn dàyī.

There were a hat and a coat on the wall.

墙上挂着几幅很有名的书画。

Qiáng shàng guàzhe jǐ fú hěn yǒumíng de shūhuà.

A few famous works of painting and calligraphy hang on the wall.

墙上挂着我们全家的合影。

Qiáng shàng guàzhe wǒmen quánjiā de héyǐng.

A group photo of our whole family hangs on the wall.

墙上挂着我们家的家训。

Qiáng shàng guàzhe wǒmen jiā de jiāxùn.

Our family precepts are hanging on the wall.

墙上挂着极漂亮的图画。

Qiáng shàng guàzhe jí piàoliang de túhuà.

A very beautiful picture is hanging on the wall.

墙上挂着的王八,上不着天,下不着地

qiáng shang guàzhe de wángba,shàngbùzháotiān,xiàbùzháodì

a turtle hung on a wall: it touches neither the sky above nor the ground below

墙上挂着镜子。

Qiáng shàng guàzhe jìngzi.

Mirrors were hanging on the walls.

墙上挂竹帘,没有门儿

qiáng shàng guà zhúlián,méiyǒu ménr

hanging a bamboo blind on a wall: there is no door

墙上有一个大缺口。

Qiáng shàng yǒu yí gè dà quēkǒu.

There is a big gap in the wall.

墙上有张地图。

Qiáng shàng yǒu zhāng dìtú.

There is a map on the wall.

墙上画的烙饼,能看不能吃

qiáng shang huà de làobǐng,néng kàn bùnéng chī

a flatbread painted on the wall: you can look but you can't eat

墙上画马不能骑,纸上画饼不充饥

qiáng shàng huà mǎ bùnéng qí,zhǐ shang huàbǐng bù chōngjī

a horse painted on a wall can't be ridden; a cake drawn on paper can't fill the stomach

墙上留下了一道丑陋的裂缝。

Qiáng shàng liúxiàle yídào chǒulòu de lièfèng.

An ugly crack was left on the wall.

墙上的开关在哪儿？

Qiáng shàng de kāiguān zài nǎr?

Where is the switch on the wall?

墙上的灰蹭到我衣服上。

Qiáng shàng de huī cèng dào wǒ yīfu shàng.

The dust from the wall rubbed off onto my clothes.

墙上的电线裸露在外面。

Qiáng shàng de diànxiàn luǒlù zài wàimiàn.

The wires on the wall are exposed.

墙上的画挂歪了。

Qiáng shàng de huà guà wāile.

The picture on the wall is hanging crooked.

墙上的纸渐渐脱落了。

Qiáng shàng de zhǐ jiànjiàn tuōluòle.

The paper was beginning to peel off the walls.

墙上的荧光在黑夜里很明显。

Qiáng shàng de yíngguāng zài hēiyè lǐ hěn míngxiǎn.

The fluorescent glow on the wall was very obvious in the dark.

墙上的装饰是我妈妈做的。

Qiáng shàng de zhuāngshì shì wǒ māma zuò de.

My mom made the decorations on the wall.

墙上的警句是什么意思？

Qiáng shàng de jǐngjù shì shénme yìsi?

What does the maxim on the wall mean?

墙上的钉子太松了，画会掉下来。

Qiáng shàng de dīngzi tài sōngle, huà huì diào xiàlai.

The nail in the wall is too loose, and the picture will fall.

墙上贴着一张停水通告。

Qiáng shàng tiēzhe yì zhāng tíngshuǐ tōnggào.

A notice about the water being cut off is posted on the wall.

墙上贴着一张电影海报。

Qiáng shàng tiēzhe yì zhāng diànyǐng hǎibào.

There is a movie poster stuck on the wall.

墙上还是有血。

Qiáng shàng háishi yǒu xuè.

There's still blood on the wall.

墙刷成米色会更温暖。

Qiáng shuā chéng mǐsè huì gèng wēnnuǎn.

Painting the walls beige will make the room warmer.

墙塌了，路上全是砖头。

Qiáng tāle, lùshang quán shì zhuāntou.

The wall collapsed and the road is covered in bricks.

墙头儿上开荒,能有几分

qiáng tóur shàng kāihuāng,néng yǒu jǐfēn

clearing wasteland on top of a wall: how many fen could you get?

墙头儿上栽葱,扎不下根

qiáng tóur shàng zāi cōng,zhā búxià gēn

planting scallions on a wall top: they can't put down roots

墙头儿上的草,随风倒

qiáng tóur shàng de cǎo,suífēngdǎo

grass on top of a wall: it bends with the wind

墙头儿上种白菜,难浇

qiáng tóur shàng zhǒng báicài,nán jiāo

growing cabbage on a wall top: hard to water

墙头儿上跑马,有去路无回路

qiáng tóur shàng pǎomǎ,yǒu qùlù wú huílù

racing a horse along a wall top: a way forward but no way back

墙头儿吹喇叭,内外都响

qiáng tóur chuīlǎba,nèiwài dōu xiǎng

blowing a horn on top of a wall: it sounds both inside and out

墙头儿的冬瓜,两边滚

qiáng tóur de dōngguā,liǎngbian gǔn

a winter melon on top of a wall: it can roll either side

墙把大房间划分成两间。

Qiáng bǎ dà fángjiān huàfēn chéng liǎngjiān.

A wall partitions the big room into two.

墙里的柱子,使劲儿不显身

qiáng lǐ de zhùzi,shǐjìnr bù xiǎnshēn

a pillar inside the wall: it bears the load but doesn't show itself

墙里说话墙外听

qiáng lǐ shuōhuà qiáng wài tīng

words spoken inside the wall are heard outside

她把日历挂在墙上了。

Tā bǎ rìlì guà zài qiáng shàng le.

She hung the calendar on the wall.

她用绘画来装饰墙。

Tā yòng huìhuà lái zhuāngshì qiáng.

She decorated the wall with pictures.

好墙维持好邻居

hǎo qiáng wéichí hǎo línjū

a good wall keeps up good neighbours

孙中山的照片挂在墙上。

Sūn Zhōngshān de zhàopiān guà zài qiáng shàng.

A photo of Sun Yat-sen hangs on the wall.

客厅墙上挂着一幅山水画。

Kètīng qiáng shàng guàzhe yìfú shānshuǐhuà.

A landscape painting hangs on the living room wall.

客厅墙上挂着一幅漂亮的油画。

Kètīng qiáng shàng guàzhe yìfú piàoliang de yóuhuà.

A beautiful oil painting hangs on the living room wall.

客厅墙上挂着祖父的肖像。

Kètīng qiáng shàng guàzhe zǔfù de xiàoxiàng.

A portrait of my grandfather hangs on the living room wall.

富人妻，墙上皮，掉了一层再和泥；穷人妻，心肝肺，一时一刻不能离

fùrén qī, qiáng shàngpí, diào le yìcéng zài huó ní; qióngrén qī, xīngān fèi, yìshíyíkè bùnéng lí

a rich man's wife is the skin on the wall: when a layer falls off, mix more mud; a poor man's wife is heart, liver and lungs: not apart for a moment

小孩子总爱用手抠墙上的漆。

Xiǎoháizi zǒng ài yòng shǒu kōu qiáng shàng de qī.

Little kids always like to pick at the paint on the wall.

小时不防，大了跳墙

xiǎoshí bù fáng, dàle tiào qiáng

if not guarded against when small, he will jump walls when grown

工人们正在往墙里倒混凝土。

Gōngrénmen zhèngzài wǎng qiáng lǐ dào hùnníngtǔ.

The workers are pouring concrete into the wall.

工人正在用砖盖一堵墙。

Gōngrén zhèngzài yòng zhuān gài yì dǔ qiáng.

The workers are building a wall with bricks.

干地打不成高墙，没钱盖不起瓦房

gān dì dǎ bùchéng gāo qiáng, méi qián gài bù qǐ wǎfáng

dry earth can't be rammed into a high wall; without money you can't build a tile house

我们准备刷墙。

Wǒmen zhǔnbèi shuā qiáng.

We're going to paint the wall.

我们是隔着墙的邻居。

Wǒmen shì gézhe qiáng de línjū.

We're next-door neighbors.

我把文凭挂在了客厅的墙上。

Wǒ bǎ wénpíng guà zài le kètīng de qiáng shàng.

I hung my diploma on the living room wall.

我把日历挂在墙上。

Wǒ bǎ rìlì guà zài qiáng shàng.

I hang the calendar on the wall.

我祖父的照片在墙上挂着。

Wǒ zǔfù de zhàopiān zài qiáng shàng guàzhe.

My grandfather's photograph is on the wall.

打墙也是动土

dǎ qiáng yě shì dòngtǔ

building a wall is also breaking ground

把梯子靠墙放着。

Bǎ tīzi kào qiáng fàngzhe.

Stand the ladder against the wall.

把那幅画挂到墙上。

Bǎ nà fú huà guà dào qiáng shàng.

Hang that picture on the wall.

故宫的墙是朱红的，很好看。

Gùgōng de qiáng shì zhūhóng de, hěn hǎokàn.

The walls of the Forbidden City are vermilion and very beautiful.

教室的墙上写着一句名言。

Jiàoshì de qiáng shàng xiězhe yíjù míngyán.

A famous saying is written on the classroom wall.

有人站在墙后。

Yǒurén zhàn zài qiáng hòu.

Someone is standing behind the wall.

木朽虫生，墙裂蚁入

mù xiǔ chóng shēng, qiáng liè yǐ rù

when wood rots, worms appear; when a wall cracks, ants get in

枣核儿钉在墙上，大小是个橛儿

zǎo húr dìng zài qiáng shàng, dàxiǎo shì gè jué ér

a jujube pit nailed into a wall: big or small, it's a peg

没土打不成墙，没苗打不下粮

méi tǔ dǎ bùchéng qiáng, méi miáo dǎ búxià liáng

without earth you can't build a rammed wall, without seedlings you can't harvest grain

油漆从墙上脱落。

Yóuqī cóng qiáng shàng tuōluò.

The paint was coming off the wall.

爷爷把自己的座右铭写在了墙上。

Yéye bǎ zìjǐ de zuòyòumíng xiě zài le qiáng shàng.

Grandpa wrote his motto on the wall.

玉米秆儿扎篱笆，不算墙

yùmǐ gǎnr zhā líba, búsuàn qiáng

a fence tied from corn stalks: it doesn't count as a wall

球打在墙上，又反弹回来了。

Qiú dǎ zài qiáng shàng, yòu fǎntán huílaile.

The ball hit the wall and bounced back.

画挂在墙上。

Huà guà zài qiáng shàng.

The picture is hanging on the wall.

癞狗扶不上墙

làigǒu fú bú shàng qiáng

A mangy dog can't be propped up onto the wall

白色的墙能凸显这幅画的颜色吗？

Báisè de qiáng néng tūxiǎn zhè fú huà de yánsè ma?

Will a white wall make the colors of this painting stand out?

白色的墙让那幅画更加凸显。

Báisè de qiáng ràng nà fú huà gèngjiā tūxiǎn.

The white wall makes that painting stand out even more.

砌墙的砖头，后来居上

qì qiáng de zhuāntou, hòuláijūshàng

bricks in a wall: the later ones end up on top

稀泥糊不上墙

xīní hú bú shàng qiáng

thin mud can't be plastered onto a wall

红色的字挂在墙上，特别显。

Hóngsè de zì guà zài qiáng shàng, tèbié xiǎn.

The red characters hanging on the wall really stand out.

藤蔓依附在墙上往上爬。

Téngwàn yīfù zài qiáng shàng wǎng shàngpá.

The vines cling to the wall as they climb up.