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桥头
橋頭
Qiáotóu
1. Qiaotou or Chiaotou township in Kaohsiung county [[高雄縣|高雄县<Gāoxióngxiàn>]], southwest Taiwan
Uncommon • Top 92% Noun

Character Breakdown

桥
qiáo
bridge; beam, crosspiece
HSK 4 10 丶
头
tóu
head; chief, boss; first, top
HSK 3 5 丶

Compound Words (3)

桥头乡
Qiáotóuxiāng
Qiaotou or Chiaotou township in Kaohsiung county [[高雄縣|高雄县<Gāoxióngxiàn>]], southwest Taiwan
船到桥头自然直
chuándàoqiáotóuzìránzhí
lit. when the boat gets to the pier-head, it will go straight with the current (proverb)
车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直
chēdàoshānqiánbìyǒulù,chuándàoqiáotóuzìránzhí
lit. When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through and when the boat gets to the pier-head, it will go straight with the current. (idiom)

Alternate Entries

桥头
qiáotóu
either end of a bridge / a bridgehead

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Word Frequency Rank
77,860 of 84,292

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