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1 Chibi county level city in Xianning 咸宁市, Hubei
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

隔壁

gé bì

1 next door
2 neighbor

Idioms (11)

向壁虚构

xiàng bì xū gòu

1 facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication

向壁虚造

xiàng bì xū zào

1 facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication

坚壁清野

jiān bì qīng yě

1 to fortify defenses and raze the fields (idiom); to leave nothing for the invader
2 scorched earth policy

壁垒一新

bì lěi yī xīn

1 to have one's defenses in good order (idiom)

家徒四壁

jiā tú sì bì

1 lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom)
2 fig. very poor
3 wretched

Sample Sentences

自古以来，中国人往往用军营的秩序来观察一支军队的战备能力，古有细柳营今有朱日和同样壁垒森严，同样卧虎藏龙

zìgǔyǐlái ，Zhōngguó rén wǎngwǎng yòng jūnyíng de zhìxù lái guānchá yī Zhī jūnduì de zhànbèi nénglì ，gǔ yǒu Xìliúyíng jīn yǒu Zhūrìhé tóngyàng bìlěisēnyán ，tóngyàng wòhǔcánglóng

From ancient times, Chinese people have used the order of battle camps to observe a troops readiness for battle. As in the olden days there was the Xiliu Camp, now there is Zhurihe, both strongly fortified, both conceal hidden talents.

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