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剑桥

劍橋
Jiànqiáo
noun #13,541

Meanings

  1. 1 Cambridge

Characters

剑
jiàn
sword (phonetic for 'Cam')
桥
qiáo
bridge

Examples

他考上了剑桥大学。
Tā kǎoshàng le Jiànqiáo Dàxué.
He got into Cambridge University.
剑桥是英国一座历史悠久的城市。
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

Related Words

剑 jiàn HSK 6 #2,325
sword (double-edged) / fencing sword
桥 qiáo HSK 3 #2,283
bridge
大桥 dàqiáo #9,185
large bridge / great bridge
剑术 jiànshù #15,864
swordsmanship / fencing (with swords)
桥梁 qiáoliáng HSK 6 #12,466
bridge (literal and figurative) / link; connection between parties
宝剑 bǎojiàn #13,631
a precious sword; a treasured double-edged sword
天桥 tiānqiáo HSK 7 #13,889
pedestrian overpass; footbridge / overhead bridge
剑圣 jiànshèng #22,630
sword saint / grandmaster swordsman / the supreme master of swordsmanship
剑客 jiànkè #25,202
swordsman / fencer / one skilled in the sword
剑拔弩张 jiànbánǔzhāng #28,177
with swords drawn and bows bent / at daggers drawn / in a state of high tension and mutual hostility
剑桥 Jiànqiáo
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