Definition
高墙 literally means 'high wall', but in literary and political contexts it often symbolizes a barrier, obstacle, or division—whether physical, emotional, or institutional. It can refer to prison walls ('the high walls') or the metaphorical walls that separate people or groups.
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high walltall wall(figurative) barrierobstacle
Examples
- 高墙，。Zhè zuò gāo qiáng shì gǔdài xiūjiàn de, yǐjīng yǒu yìqiān nián lìshǐ le.This high wall was built in ancient times and is already a thousand years old.
- 高墙，。Tāmen zhījiān fǎngfú yǒu yí dào kàn bú jiàn de gāo qiáng, shéi dōu bú yuàn xiān kāikǒu.There seems to be an invisible barrier between them; neither is willing to speak first.
- 高墙，。Fǎlǜ bù yīng chéngwéi zǔ'ài gǎigé de gāo qiáng, ér yìng shì gōngpíng de shǒuhùzhě.Law should not be a barrier hindering reform, but rather a guardian of fairness.
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