bì
陛
palace steps
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
palace steps; stone steps of imperial palace
literaryUsed exclusively in literary and formal classical Chinese contexts, now rarely used in daily spoken Mandarin.
Tā他
shí拾
jí级
ér而
shàng上
，
tà踏
shàng上
le了
gōng宫
qián前
de的
shí石
bì陛
。
He walked up the stone steps in front of the imperial palace.
Gǔ古
dài代
cháo朝
chén臣
cháng常
lì立
yú于
bì陛
cè侧
děng等
hòu候
zhào召
jiàn见
。
In ancient times, court officials would stand beside the palace steps waiting to be summoned.
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Zhè这
zuò座
fǎng仿
gǔ古
gōng宫
diàn殿
de的
shí石
bì陛
diāo雕
kè刻
jīng精
měi美
。
The stone steps of this仿古palace are exquisitely carved.
Bì陛
wèi卫
zhī之
shì士
fēn分
liè列
yú于
tái台
jiē阶
liǎng两
cè侧
。
Palace guards lined up on both sides of the steps.
《
Shǐ史
Jì》zhōng记
》
jì中
zǎi记
le载
Qín了
gōng秦
bì宫
de陛
guī的
zhì规
制
。
Records of the Grand Historian documents the regulations for the palace steps of the Qin Dynasty.