Chinese word dictionary

城阙

chéng què · watchtower on either side of a city gate; (literary) city; imperial palace

Word information

Simplified城阙
Traditional城闕
Pinyinchéng què
Part of speechDictionary
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HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 城阙

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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