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骑墙

qí qiángdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to sit on the fence (in a dispute)
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-19665c56e7f4001f. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

騎牆 骑墙 [qi2 qiang2] /to sit on the fence (in a dispute)/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 騎牆

  • 骑
    jì

    (Tw) saddle horse / mounted soldier

    qí

    to sit astride / to ride (a horse, bike etc) / classifier for saddle horses

  • 墙
    qiáng

    wall (CL:面[miàn],堵[dǔ]) / (slang) to block (a website) (usu. in the passive: 被牆|被墙[bèi qiáng])

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.