Definition
骑墙（qí qiáng）是一个离合词，字面意思是「骑在墙上」，比喻义指「不表态、观望、两边都不得罪」，相当于英语的「sit on the fence」。作为离合词，字面用法可以拆分（例如 骑在墙上、骑过墙），但比喻用法通常不拆分，因为拆开后变成物理动作。类似的结构在新闻报道中常见（骑墙派、骑墙态度）。
v.o.
(figurative) to sit on the fenceto remain neutral or non-committal(literal) to sit astride a wall
Examples
- ，骑墙，。Zài xuǎnjǔ zhōng, tā cǎiqǔ qí qiáng de tàidù, bù kěn zhīchí rènhé yìfāng.During the election, he took a fence-sitting attitude and refused to support either side.
- 骑墙，。Tā qí zài qiángtóu shàng, kànzhe liǎngbiān de fēngjǐng.He sat astride the wall, looking at the scenery on both sides.
- ，骑墙。Zhè cì biànlùn zhōng, shuāngfāng dū bù xǐhuān qí qiáng de rén.In this debate, both sides dislike people who sit on the fence.
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