चीन की महान दीवार का इतिहास और महत्व
B2 Hindi listening practice · Standard Hindi · Curated for upper-intermediate learners
What does “deewaar” mean in Hindi?
Tracing the Great Wall of China, the clip notes how it grew: «यह दीवार तीन हज़ार सात सौ मील लंबी» (“this wall stretched 3,700 miles”). दीवार (deewaar) is the everyday Hindi word for a wall, borrowed from Persian, like much of Hindustani’s daily vocabulary.
Indians know it instantly from cinema: Deewaar, the 1975 Amitabh Bachchan classic, made the word iconic. It also turns metaphorical, a दीवार between two people is an emotional barrier. The clip pairs it with अजगर (ajgar, “python”), describing the wall snaking across the countryside “like a python.” Concrete and poetic at once.
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- ▸In Hindi history and culture explainers.
- ▸From the legendary 1975 film Deewaar.
- ▸Figuratively, for a wall between people or hearts.
- ▸In Hindi songs and poetry about barriers and separation.