剑桥

劍橋
Jiànqiáo
noun #13,541

Meanings

  1. 1 Cambridge

Examples

HSK 2
Tā kǎoshàng le Jiànqiáo Dàxué.
He got into Cambridge University.
HSK 5
Jiànqiáo shì Yīngguó yī zuò lìshǐ yōujiǔ de chéngshì.
Cambridge is a city with a long history in England.

Tips

memory
剑 (sword) + 桥 (bridge) - a beautiful literal translation of 'Cambridge' (Cam + bridge). The River Cam becomes a sword (剑). Compare with 牛津 (Oxford) = 'ox ford'.

Stroke Order

剑 jiàn
桥 qiáo