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家徒四壁

jiā tú sì bì

C1–C2 Level 7

家徒四壁 (jiā tú sì bì) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom)”. It sits at TOCFL Level 7 (CEFR C1–C2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.

Definition

  1. lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom)
  2. fig. very poor
  3. wretched

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Related words at this level

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).