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碰壁 Pronunciation and Pinyin

碰壁 Usage and Examples

hit a wall

be rebuffed

run into obstacles

哎呀,他们碰壁了,英国历史上没有任何记载帮助他们如何度过这一关。

Behold, here was a dead wall, and nothing in English history to tell how to get over it.

我不会无所作为,让人们及商业到处碰壁。

I will not sit idly by and let people and businesses go to the wall.

The characters in 碰壁

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
碰
pèng13to bump, meet, or try
壁
bì16wall, cliff, or defensive barrier

More words starting with 碰

  • pèng碰shàng上le了encountered, ran into
  • pèng碰gè个tóu头meet up, touch base
  • pèng碰le了touched, bumped
  • pèng碰le了yì一bí鼻zi子huī灰get a rebuff, be rebuffed
  • pèng碰le了gè个dīng钉zi子Hit a snag, Got a rebuff
  • pèng碰le了dīng钉zi子to hit a snag, to meet with a rebuff
  • pèng碰shāng伤bruise, bump
  • pèng碰dǎo倒le了knocked over, tipped over
  • pèng碰dào到run into, bump into
  • pèng碰dào到le了encountered, met
  • pèng碰jìn劲er儿by chance; by coincidence
  • pèng碰huài坏le了damaged, broken

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Questions about 碰壁

What does 碰壁 mean in Chinese?

碰壁 (pèng bì) means “hit a wall, be rebuffed, run into obstacles”.

How do you pronounce 碰壁?

碰壁 is pronounced pèng bì in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “hit a wall” in Chinese?

“hit a wall” is 碰壁 (pèng bì) in Chinese.

How is 碰壁 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 碰壁, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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