垓下

Gāixià
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Gaixia, the place in today's Lingbi, Anhui, where Liu Bang's armies surrounded Xiang Yu in 202 BC

Examples

HSK 6
Gāixià zài jīntiān de Ānhuī Língbì yídài.
Gaixia was around today's Lingbi in Anhui.
HSK 7-9
Liú Bāng hé Hán Xìn zài Gāixià bāowéi le Xiàng Yǔ de jūnduì.
Liu Bang and Han Xin surrounded Xiang Yu's army at Gaixia.

Tips

culture
Two idioms come from the siege: 四面楚歌, the songs of Chu that Xiang Yu heard on all sides, and 霸王别姬, his farewell to 虞姬. His last song, the 垓下歌, begins 力拔山兮气盖世.

Stroke Order

垓 gāi
下 xià