剑桥 (劍橋)
Jiàn qiáo
Pinyin
Definition
剑桥 (劍橋)
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- Cambridge
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 Da Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì], the two great beauties of ancient China
- 1 Hongqiao, the name of numerous entities, notably a major airport in Shanghai, and a district in Tianjin
- 1 sword
Idioms (12)
你走你的阳关道,我过我的独木桥
- 1 lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
- 2 fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
- 3 you do it your way, I'll do it mine
刻舟求剑
- 1 lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
剑拔弩张
- 1 lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
- 2 at daggers drawn
剑走偏锋
- 1 the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom)
- 2 fig. unexpected winning move
- 3 unconventional gambit
剑走蜻蛉
- 1 the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom)
- 2 fig. unexpected winning move
- 3 unconventional gambit
Sample Sentences
我叫陈丽,2008年自英国剑桥大学外交学系毕业并取得硕士学位。
I'm Chen Li, I graduated with a master's degree from the diplomacy department of Cambridge University in 2008.