桥头堡 in English qiao2 tou2 bao3 Meaning

Meanings

  • bridgehead (military)
  • stronghold serving as a base for advancing further into enemy territory
  • bridge tower (ornamental structure at either end of a bridge)
  • (metaphorically) gateway (place that provides access to other places beyond it)
  • bridgehead (key location serving as a base for further expansion)

Simplified Characters

桥 头 堡

Traditional Characters

橋 頭 堡

Pinyin

qiao2 tou2 bao3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

桥qiao2bridge 头tou2head 堡bao3an earthwork