qiángtóu

墙头

Word · NounTraditional牆頭

top of a wall; low fence; dialect for wall

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Meanings

3 senses · 6 examples
1.

noun

top or summit of a wall

Often refers to the physical edge or top surface of a structure like a garden wall or house wall.

Xiǎo小
māo猫
dūn蹲
zài在
qiáng墙
tóu头
shang上
shài晒
tài太
yang阳
 。

The kitten is crouched on top of the wall, basking in the sun.

Qiáng墙
tóu头
de的
wǎ瓦
piàn片
yǒu有
xiē些
sōng松
dòng动
le了
 。

The tiles on top of the wall are a bit loose.

2.

noun

low, short enclosing wall; fence

Refers to a low wall, often used for demarcation in gardens or courtyards.

Tā他
men们
jiā家
de的
yuàn院
zi子
zhǐ只
yòng用
yī一
quān圈
ǎi矮
qiáng墙
tóu头
wéi围
zhe着
 。

Their yard is only enclosed by a low fence.

Hái孩
zi子
néng能
cóng从
ǎi矮
qiáng墙
tóu头
fān翻
guò过
qù去
 。

The child can climb over the low wall.

3.

noun

wall (in some dialects)

dialect

A dialectal usage where 墙头 is synonymous with the standard word for wall.

Wǒ我
men们
lǎo老
jiā家
nà那
bian边
 ,
guǎn管
qiáng墙
jiù就
jiào叫
 “
qiáng墙
tóu头
 ”
 。

In my hometown dialect, we just call a wall 'qiáng tóu'.

Zhè这
dǔ堵
qiáng墙
tóu头
hěn很
hòu厚
 。

This wall is very thick. (dialectal)