Meaning
tripod
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Common Words
- 大名鼎鼎dà míng dǐng dǐnggrand reputation; renowned; famous
- 定鼎dìng dǐnglit. to set up the sacred tripods (following Yu the Great); to fix the capital; to found a dynasty; used in advertising
- 鼎力dǐng lì(honorific) your kind efforts; thanks to your help
- 问鼎wèn dǐngto aspire to the throne; to aim at (the first place etc)
- 鼎新dǐng xīnto innovate
Example Sentence
博物馆里陈列着一只古老的青铜鼎。Bó wù guǎn lǐ chén liè zhe yì zhī gǔ lǎo de qīng tóng dǐng.An ancient bronze tripod is displayed in the museum.
博物馆Bó wù guǎnmuseum里lǐinside陈列chén lièto display着zhe(ongoing action)一yìone只zhīonly古老gǔ lǎoancient的deof青铜qīng tóngbronze (alloy of copper 铜 鼎dǐngpot (dialect)。