jiēlěi

街垒

Word · NounTraditional街壘

street barricade; barricade

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

street barricade; barricade

formal

Primarily a military or political protest term referring to improvised defensive structures built across streets. It is strongly associated with urban warfare, revolutions, and civil unrest.

Qǐ起
yì义
zhě者
zài在
xiàng巷
zhàn战
zhōng中
xùn迅
sù速
gòu构
zhù筑
le了
jiē街
lěi垒
 。

The rebels quickly built barricades for street fighting.

Jiē街
dào道
zhōng中
yāng央
de的
jiē街
lěi垒
yóu由
fèi废
qì弃
chē车
liàng辆
hé和
shā沙
dài袋
duī堆
chéng成
 。

The barricade in the middle of the street was made of abandoned vehicles and sandbags.

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Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
 ,
Bā巴
lí黎
Gōng公
shè社
de的
jiē街
lěi垒
zhàn战
fēi非
cháng常
zhù著
míng名
 。

Historically, the barricade warfare of the Paris Commune is very famous.

Zhè这
ge个
cí词
zài在
zhàn战
zhēng争
tí题
cái材
de的
diàn电
yǐng影
zhōng中
jīng经
cháng常
chū出
xiàn现
 。

This term often appears in war-themed movies.