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面壁
miànbì
1. to face the wall
2. to sit facing the wall in meditation (Buddhism)
3. (fig.) to devote oneself to study, work etc
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Character Breakdown

面
miàn
face; surface, side; plane, dimension
HSK 1 9 丶
壁
bì
partition, wall; rampart
HSK 5 16 丶

Compound Words (1)

面壁思过
miànbìsīguò
to face the wall and ponder about one's misdeeds

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
33,366 of 84,292