曲阜
Qū fù
Pinyin

Definition

曲阜
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Qū fù
  1. Qufu county level city in Jining 濟寧|济宁[Jǐ níng], Shandong
  2. hometown of Confucius 孔子[Kǒng zǐ]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

单曲
dān qǔ
  1. 1 single (recording industry)
曲
Qū
  1. 1 surname Qu
歌曲
gē qǔ
  1. 1 song
交响曲
jiāo xiǎng qǔ
  1. 1 symphony
作曲
zuò qǔ
  1. 1 to compose (music)

Idioms (9)

是非曲直
shì fēi qū zhí
  1. 1 lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits
  2. 2 pros and cons
曲突徙薪
qū tū xǐ xīn
  1. 1 lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take preventive measures
曲终奏雅
qǔ zhōng zòu yǎ
  1. 1 perfect finish (idiom)
曲肱而枕
qū gōng ér zhěn
  1. 1 lit. to use one's bent arm as a pillow (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. content with simple things
曲里拐弯
qū lǐ guǎi wān
  1. 1 winding and turning (idiom)

Sample Sentences

大家知道《论语》吗？上面有一句话叫“有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎”。今天我就以孔子的这句名言，热烈欢迎大家来孔子的故乡曲阜参观游览！
dàjiā zhīdào 《Lúnyǔ 》ma ？shàngmian yǒu yījùhuà jiào “yǒu péng zì yuǎnfāng lái ，bù yì lè hū ”。jīntiān wǒ jiù yǐ Kǒngzǐ de zhèjù míngyán ，rèliè huānyíng dàjiā lái Kǒngzǐ de gùxiàng Qūfù cānguān yóulǎn ！
Does everyone know what 'The Analects' are? Above us here is the saying, 'A visit by a friend from afar is truly a delight.' Today, I'm using this famous Confucian saying to warmly welcome everyone to Confucius' hometown, Qufu, for a travel tour!
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曲阜是孔子的故乡，他去世后，住宅被修建成孔庙，每年一届的“祭孔大典”就在孔庙举行。现在我就带大家参观“孔庙”，大家请跟我来。
qūfù shì Kǒngzǐ de gùxiàng ，tā qùshì hòu ，zhùzhái bèi xiūjiàn chéng Kǒngmiào ，měinián yī jiè de “jìkǒngdàdiǎn ”jiù zài Kǒngmiào jǔxíng 。xiànzài wǒ jiù dài dàjiā cānguān “Kǒngmiào ”，dàjiā qǐng gēn wǒ lái 。
Qufu is the ancient hometown of Confucius. After his passing, his residence was renovated and turned into a Confucian temple. Every year, the 'Ceremony to Venerate Confucius' is held in this temple. Now, I'll take all of you on a tour of this 'Confucian Temple'. Everyone, please follow me.
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前面是著名的“大成殿”。据说皇帝来曲阜祭孔时，当地官员要用布把这些石柱包起来，不敢让皇帝看到。因为这些石柱比皇宫的还漂亮，怕皇帝看了忌妒。
qiánmian shì zhùmíng de “Dàchéng diàn ”。jùshuō huángdì lái Qūfù jìkǒng shí ，dāngdì guānyuán yào yòng bù bǎ zhèxiē shízhù bāo qǐlái ，bùgǎn ràng huángdì kàndào 。yīnwèi zhèxiē shízhù bǐ huánggōng de hái piàoliang ，pà huángdì kàn le jìdù 。
Up ahead is the famous Great Hall. It's said that when the emperor came to the Great Hall, the local officials would use cloth to wrap up these stone pillars and wouldn't dare let the emperor see them. This is because the pillars were more beautiful than the Imperial Palace and they were afraid the emperor would become jealous.
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