芦沟桥 in English Lu2 gou1 Qiao2 Meaning

Meanings

  • Lugou Bridge or Marco Polo Bridge in southwest of Beijing, the scene of a conflict that marked the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭|抗日战争[Kang4 Ri4 Zhan4 zheng1]

Simplified Characters

芦 沟 桥

Traditional Characters

蘆 溝 橋

Pinyin

Lu2 gou1 Qiao2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

芦lu2rush 沟gou1ditch 桥qiao2bridge