桥头堡

Traditional: 橋頭堡

qiáo tóu bǎo

Dictionary entry

bridgehead (military)

What does 桥头堡 mean?

桥头堡 (qiáo tóu bǎo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1bridgehead (military)

2stronghold serving as a base for advancing further into enemy territory

3bridge tower (ornamental structure at either end of a bridge)

4(fig.) gateway (place that provides access to other places beyond it)

5bridgehead (key location serving as a base for further expansion)

Character breakdown

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桥qiáobridge · CL:座[zuo4]头tóuhead · hair style 堡bǎo(bound form) fortress; stronghold · (often used to transliterate -berg, -burg etc in place names)

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桥头堡

qiáo tóu bǎo

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