剑桥 (劍橋)
Jiàn qiáo
Pinyin

Definition

剑桥 (劍橋)
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Jiàn qiáo
  1. Cambridge

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

jiàn
  1. 1 double-edged sword
  2. 2 classifier: 口 kǒu
  3. 3 classifier: 把 bǎ
  4. 4 classifier for blows of a sword
Dà Qiáo
  1. 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
qiáo
  1. 1 bridge
  2. 2 classifier: 座 zuò
Hóng qiáo
  1. 1 Hongqiao, the name of numerous entities, notably a major airport in Shanghai, and a district in Tianjin
dāo jiàn
  1. 1 sword

Idioms (12)

你走你的阳关道,我过我的独木桥
nǐ zǒu nǐ de Yáng guān Dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo
  1. 1 lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
  3. 3 you do it your way, I'll do it mine
刻舟求剑
kè zhōu qiú jiàn
  1. 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
jiàn bá nǔ zhāng
  1. 1 lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
  2. 2 at daggers drawn
剑走偏锋
jiàn zǒu piān fēng
  1. 1 the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom)
  2. 2 fig. unexpected winning move
  3. 3 unconventional gambit
剑走蜻蛉
jiàn zǒu qīng líng
  1. 1 the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom)
  2. 2 fig. unexpected winning move
  3. 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。
wǒ jiào Chén Lí ,èrlínglíngbā nián zì Yīngguó jiànqiáo dàxué wàijiāoxué xì bìyè bìng qǔdé shuòshì xuéwèi 。
I'm Chen Li, I graduated with a master's degree from the diplomacy department of Cambridge University in 2008.
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