Meaning of 照壁
照壁 means screen wall; shadow wall; a wall built facing the main gate to shield the interior from outside view. Pronounced zhào bì.
- screen wall; shadow wall; a wall built facing the main gate to shield the interior from outside view
Definitions & Examples
Sì四
hé合
yuàn院
de的
dà大
mén门
wài外
tōng通
cháng常
jiàn建
yǒu有
yī一
zuò座
zhào照
bì壁
。
There is usually a screen wall built outside the main gate of a siheyuan.
Zhè这
zuò座
zhào照
bì壁
shàng上
de的
zhuān砖
diāo雕
jīng精
měi美
jué绝
lún伦
。
The brick carvings on this screen wall are absolutely exquisite.
Zhào照
bì壁
yě也
jiào叫
yǐng影
bì壁
，
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
chuán传
tǒng统
jiàn建
zhù筑
de的
zhòng重
yào要
yuán元
sù素
。
The screen wall, also called yingbi, is an important element of traditional Chinese architecture.
Kè客
rén人
jìn进
mén门
hòu后
，
xiān先
yào要
rào绕
guò过
zhào照
bì壁
cái才
néng能
kàn看
dào到
yuàn院
nèi内
de的
jǐng景
xiàng象
。
After entering the gate, guests must first walk around the screen wall before they can see the courtyard.