壁立

bìlì

(of cliffs, etc.) stand like a wall; rise steeply

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bì lì

v. stand like a wall, rise steeply

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bi4 li4

(of cliffs etc) stand like a wall, rise steeply

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壁立

bì lì

（耸立如壁） stand like a wall; stand bolt upright; rise steeply (perpendicularly):

壁立的山峰 a sheer cliff;

壁立千尺 a sheer rise of a thousand feet

（指家境贫困） poverty-striken:

家徒壁立。 One's home is merely four standing walls.

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壁立|壁立 [bì lì] ► (of cliffs etc) stand like a wall ► rise steeply