擎天柱

Qíngtiānzhù
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Meanings

  1. 1 Optimus Prime (leader of the Autobots in Transformers)
  2. 2 (literally) pillar that holds up the sky; mainstay (figurative)

Examples

Qíngtiānzhù shì Biànxíng Jīngāng de lǐngxiù.
Optimus Prime is the leader of the Transformers.
Háizimen dōu hěn xǐhuān Qíngtiānzhù.
Kids all love Optimus Prime.

Tips

culture
Originally a literary phrase meaning 'pillar holding up the sky' — used metaphorically for someone who carries enormous responsibility. The Chinese localization team for Transformers (变形金刚) brilliantly reused it as the name for Optimus Prime, now its dominant modern association.

In Pop Culture

变形金刚 Biànxíng Jīngāng
Transformers
擎天柱 is the Chinese name for Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots.

Stroke Order

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