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壁立

bì lì

2-character word

What 壁立 means

1. (of cliffs etc) stand like a wall
2. rise steeply

The characters in 壁立

• 壁bìwall; rampart
• 立lìto stand; to set up; to establish

Words starting with 壁立

• 壁立千仞bì lì qiān rèn(idiom) (of a cliff, mountain etc) steep; lofty; imposing

Sounds the same

Read bì lì, tone for tone, but written differently.

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