枢纽 (樞紐)
shū niǔ
Pinyin

Definition

枢纽 (樞紐)
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shū niǔ
  1. hub (e.g. of traffic network)
  2. hinge
  3. pivot
  4. fulcrum

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

纽约
Niǔ yuē
  1. 1 New York
中枢
zhōng shū
  1. 1 center
  2. 2 backbone
  3. 3 hub (e.g. of transport network)
  4. 4 the central administration
枢纽
shū niǔ
  1. 1 hub (e.g. of traffic network)
  2. 2 hinge
  3. 3 pivot
  4. 4 fulcrum
纽
niǔ
  1. 1 to turn
  2. 2 to wrench
  3. 3 button
  4. 4 nu (Greek letter Νν)
纽交所
Niǔ Jiāo suǒ
  1. 1 abbr. for 紐約證券交易所|纽约证券交易所[Niǔ yuē Zhèng quàn Jiāo yì suǒ]

Idioms (2)

户枢不蠹
hù shū bù dù
  1. 1 lit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten
  2. 2 constant activity prevents decay (idiom)
流水不腐，户枢不蠹
liú shuǐ bù fǔ , hù shū bù dù
  1. 1 lit. flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. constant activity prevents decay

Sample Sentences

为了遏制疫情向外蔓延，自1月23日起，作为中国重要交通枢纽，这座城市暂停市内公交运营，关闭离汉通道，近千万武汉市民蛰伏家中，进行特殊的战斗。
wèile èzhì yìqíng xiàngwài mànyán ，zì yī yuè èrshísān rì qǐ ，zuòwéi Zhōngguó zhòngyào jiāotōng shūniǔ ，zhè zuò chéngshì zàntíng shìnèi gōngjiāo yùnyíng ，guānbì lí Hàn tōngdào ，jìn qiānwàn Wǔhàn shìmín zhéfú jiā zhōng ，jìnxíng tèshū de zhàndòu 。
In order to contain the spread, starting from January 23rd, as an important transportation hub in China, this city has suspended public transport, closed down all channels leaving Wuhan, and left nearly ten million of Wuhan citizens staying at home, fighting a special battle.
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原来如此。洋山深水港拥有15米以上的海域，已经是非常难得的深水条件了，难怪会成为上海打造航运枢纽和国际航运中心的关键。
yuánlái rúcǐ 。Yángshān shēnshuǐgǎng yōngyǒu shíwǔ mǐ yǐshàng de hǎiyù ，yǐjīng shì fēicháng nándé de shēnshuǐ tiáojiàn le ，nánguài huì chéngwéi Shànghǎi dǎzào hángyùn shūniǔ hé guójì hángyùnzhōngxīn de guānjiàn 。
Oh, so that's how it is. The Yangshan Deep-Water Harbor is a maritime area deeper than fifteen meters. That's rare. No wonder it's become a key part of Shanghai's construction of an international shipping center.
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