双城 (雙城)
Shuāng chéng
Pinyin
Definition
双城 (雙城)
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- Suangcheng county level city in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Hā ěr bīn], Heilongjiang
Character Decomposition
Idioms (13)
倾国倾城
- 1 lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom)
- 2 fig. (of a woman) devastatingly beautiful
- 3 also written 傾城傾國|倾城倾国[qīng chéng qīng guó]
倾城倾国
- 1 lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom)
- 2 fig. (of a woman) devastatingly beautiful
兵临城下
- 1 soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
唱空城计
- 1 lit. to sing “The Empty City Stratagem” (idiom)
- 2 fig. to put up a bluff to conceal one's weakness
- 3 (jocularly) (of a place etc) to be empty
- 4 (of one's stomach) to be rumbling
围城打援
- 1 to besiege and strike the relief force (idiom); strategy of surrounding a unit to entice the enemy to reinforce, then striking the new troops
Sample Sentences
燕郊北京“双城生活”:我的上班路就像一场战斗
Yanjiao Beijing "Living in two cities": My journey to work is like a battle.
上班族的“双城记每天都在上演。
Every day we see and hear how workers lead dual cities lives.
在中国,年轻人的“双城生活”已不是一个新鲜词汇
In China, the phrase “two-city life” describing the lives of young people is not new.
上班族常挂嘴边的这句话,或许最能读出他们心中双城奔波的无奈。
These words often chanted by workers commuting between the two cities perhaps reflects their sense of helplessness.
房子、车牌、地铁线路……双城生活的上班族,最关心政策的风吹草动。
Houses, license plates, subway lines... The workers who live in the two cities are most concerned about new policies.