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桥头堡

qiáo tóu bǎo

3-character word Traditional 橋頭堡

What 桥头堡 means

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

The characters in 桥头堡

• 桥qiáobridge
• 头tóuhead; hair style; the top
• 堡bǎo(bound form) fortress; stronghold…

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