面壁 Traditional form: 面壁 Pinyin (reading): miànbì Definitions: to face the wall to sit facing the wall in meditation (Buddhism) (fig.) to devote oneself to study, work etc Characters: 面 - face; surface, side; plane, dimension 壁 - partition, wall; rampart Traditional characters: 面 - face; surface, side; plane, dimension 壁 - partition, wall; rampart