Chinese word dictionary

中流砥柱

zhōng liú dǐ zhù · mainstay; cornerstone; tower of strength

Word information

Simplified中流砥柱
Traditional中流砥柱
Pinyinzhōng liú dǐ zhù
Part of speechDictionary
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How to learn 中流砥柱

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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