影壁
yǐng bì
Pinyin

Definition

影壁
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yǐng bì
  1. spirit wall (screen wall used to shield an entrance in traditional Chinese architecture)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

壁纸
bì zhǐ
  1. 1 wallpaper
影响
yǐng xiǎng
  1. 1 influence
  2. 2 effect
  3. 3 to influence
  4. 4 to affect (usually adversely)
  5. 5 to disturb
  6. 6 CL:股[gǔ]
影响力
yǐng xiǎng lì
  1. 1 influence
  2. 2 impact
摄影
shè yǐng
  1. 1 to take a photograph
  2. 2 photography
  3. 3 to shoot (a movie)
赤壁
Chì bì
  1. 1 Chibi county level city in Xianning 咸宁市, Hubei
  2. 2 Chibi or Red Cliff in Huangzhou district 黃州區|黄州区 of Huanggang city 黄冈, Hubei, scene of the famous battle of Red Cliff of 208
电影
diàn yǐng
  1. 1 movie
  2. 2 film
  3. 3 CL:部[bù],片[piàn],幕[mù],場|场[chǎng]
倒影
dào yǐng
  1. 1 inverted image
  2. 2 reversed image (e.g. upside down)
倩影
qiàn yǐng
  1. 1 beautiful image of a woman
光影
guāng yǐng
  1. 1 light and shadow
  2. 2 sunlight and shade
合影
hé yǐng
  1. 1 to take a joint photo
  2. 2 group photo
壁
bì
  1. 1 wall
  2. 2 rampart
壁画
bì huà
  1. 1 mural (painting)
  2. 2 fresco
壁虎
bì hǔ
  1. 1 gecko
  2. 2 house lizard
如影随形
rú yǐng suí xíng
  1. 1 as the shadow follows the body (idiom)
  2. 2 closely associated with each other
  3. 3 to follow relentlessly
幻影
huàn yǐng
  1. 1 phantom
  2. 2 mirage
影
yǐng
  1. 1 picture
  2. 2 image
  3. 3 film
  4. 4 movie
  5. 5 photograph
  6. 6 reflection
  7. 7 shadow
  8. 8 trace
影像
yǐng xiàng
  1. 1 image
影子
yǐng zi
  1. 1 shadow
  2. 2 reflection
  3. 3 (fig.) hint
  4. 4 indication
  5. 5 influence
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
影片
yǐng piàn
  1. 1 film
  2. 2 movie
  3. 3 CL:部[bù]
影视
yǐng shì
  1. 1 movies and television

Idioms (20)

来无影，去无踪
lái wú yǐng , qù wú zōng
  1. 1 lit. come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and go without a trace
化为泡影
huà wéi pào yǐng
  1. 1 to come to nothing (idiom)
向壁虚构
xiàng bì xū gòu
  1. 1 facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication
向壁虚造
xiàng bì xū zào
  1. 1 facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication
含沙射影
hán shā shè yǐng
  1. 1 to attack someone by innuendo (idiom)
  2. 2 to make oblique charges
  3. 3 to make insinuations
  4. 4 to insinuate
坚壁清野
jiān bì qīng yě
  1. 1 to fortify defenses and raze the fields (idiom); to leave nothing for the invader
  2. 2 scorched earth policy
壁垒一新
bì lěi yī xīn
  1. 1 to have one's defenses in good order (idiom)
如影随形
rú yǐng suí xíng
  1. 1 as the shadow follows the body (idiom)
  2. 2 closely associated with each other
  3. 3 to follow relentlessly
孤身只影
gū shēn zhī yǐng
  1. 1 lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company
  2. 2 to be all alone (idiom)
家徒四壁
jiā tú sì bì
  1. 1 lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. very poor
  3. 3 wretched
形影相吊
xíng yǐng xiāng diào
  1. 1 with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom)
  2. 2 extremely sad and lonely
形影相随
xíng yǐng xiāng suí
  1. 1 lit. body and shadow follow each other (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. inseparable
悬崖峭壁
xuán yá qiào bì
  1. 1 sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom)
悬崖绝壁
xuán yá jué bì
  1. 1 sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom)
捕风捉影
bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng
  1. 1 lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations
  2. 2 to act on hearsay evidence
杯弓蛇影
bēi gōng shé yǐng
  1. 1 lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions
  2. 2 overly fearful
残垣断壁
cán yuán duàn bì
  1. 1 crumbling fences and dilapidated walls (idiom)
浮光掠影
fú guāng lu:è yǐng
  1. 1 flickering light and passing shadows (idiom)
  2. 2 blurred scenery
  3. 3 cursory
  4. 4 superficial
无影无踪
wú yǐng wú zōng
  1. 1 to disappear without trace (idiom)
立杆见影
lì gān jiàn yǐng
  1. 1 lit. put up a pole and see the shadow (idiom); to expect instant results

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