Meaning of 雉堞
雉堞 means battlements; crenellations; low short walls on city walls for cover. Pronounced zhì dié.
- battlements; crenellations; low short walls on city walls for cover
Definitions & Examples
Gǔ古
chéng城
qiáng墙
shàng上
de的
zhì雉
dié堞
lì历
jīng经
qiān千
nián年
fēng风
yǔ雨
yī依
rán然
yì屹
lì立
。
The battlements on the ancient city wall still stand firm after thousands of years of wind and rain.
Shì士
bīng兵
men们
duǒ躲
zài在
zhì雉
dié堞
hòu后
miàn面
xiàng向
dí敌
rén人
shè射
jiàn箭
。
The soldiers hid behind the crenellations and shot arrows at the enemy.
Zhè这
zuò座
Míng明
dài代
chéng城
qiáng墙
bǎo保
cún存
wán完
hǎo好
，
zhì雉
dié堞
zhěng整
qí齐
pái排
liè列
。
This Ming Dynasty city wall is well preserved, with its parapets neatly arranged.