垣 (yuán) — (bound form) wall (in literary or formal compounds)
Definition
Literary word for 'wall,' used almost only in set compounds like 城垣 (city wall) and 断壁残垣 (ruins). It is far more formal and written than everyday 墙.
bound form
(bound form) wall (in literary or formal compounds)
Examples
- 垣。Zhè zuò gǔ chéng de chéng yuán yǐ yǒu qiān nián lì shǐ.The city wall of this ancient city has a history of a thousand years.
- ，垣。Zhàn zhēng jié shù hòu, zhè lǐ zhī shèng xià duàn bì cán yuán.After the war ended, only broken walls and ruins remained here.
- 垣。Gǔ dài de chéng yuán duō yòng tǔ shí jiàn chéng.The ancient city walls were mostly built with earth and stone.
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