船到桥头自然直 船到橋頭自然直
船到桥头自然直 船到橋頭自然直 chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄗˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄓˊ syun4 dou3 kiu4 tau4 zi6 jin4 zik6
- lit. when the boat reaches the bridge, it will pass underneath without trouble (proverb)
- fig. everything will be all right
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船
- 划船 huá chuán ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ waa1 syun4 to row a boat
- 帆船 fān chuán ㄈㄢ ㄔㄨㄢˊ faan4 syun4 sailboat
- 渔船 漁船 yú chuán ㄩˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ jyu4 syun4 fishing boat
- 船员 船員 chuán yuán ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ syun4 jyun4 sailor
- 船桨 船槳 chuán jiǎng ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄤˇ syun4 zoeng2 oar
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- 船舶 chuán bó ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄅㄛˊ syun4 bok6 shipping
- 船长 船長 chuán zhǎng ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄓㄤˇ syun4 zoeng2 captain (of a boat)
- 船只 船隻 chuán zhī ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄓ syun4 zek3 ship
- 轮船 輪船 lún chuán ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ leon4 syun4 steamship; steamer; steamboat
- 游船 遊船 yóu chuán ㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ pleasure boat
- 飞船 飛船 fēi chuán ㄈㄟ ㄔㄨㄢˊ fei1 syun4 spaceship
- 水涨船高 水漲船高 shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāo ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄓㄤˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄍㄠ seoi2 zoeng3 syun4 gou1 the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend
- 上船 shàng chuán ㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄨㄢˊ soeng5 syun4 to get on the boat
- 乘船 chéng chuán ㄔㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ sing4 syun4 to embark
- 兵船 bīng chuán ㄅㄧㄥ ㄔㄨㄢˊ bing1 syun4 man-of-war
- 冰船 bīng chuán ㄅㄧㄥ ㄔㄨㄢˊ bing1 syun4 ice breaker (ship)
- 包船 bāo chuán ㄅㄠ ㄔㄨㄢˊ baau1 syun4 to charter a ship
- 商船 shāng chuán ㄕㄤ ㄔㄨㄢˊ soeng1 syun4 merchant ship
- 客船 kè chuán ㄎㄜˋ ㄔㄨㄢˊ haak3 syun4 passenger ship
- 宝船 寶船 bǎo chuán ㄅㄠˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ bou2 syun4 Chinese treasure ship, a type of large sailing ship in the fleet of Ming dynasty admiral Zheng He 郑和
到
- 不到 bù dào ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ bat1 dou3 not to arrive
- 来到 來到 lái dào ㄌㄞˊ ㄉㄠˋ loi4 dou3 to arrive; to come
- 做到 zuò dào ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄠˋ zou6 dou3 to accomplish
- 到位 dào wèi ㄉㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ dou3 wai2 to get to the intended location
- 到来 到來 dào lái ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄞˊ dou3 loi4 to arrive
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- 到底 dào dǐ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄧˇ dou3 dai2 finally
- 到期 dào qī ㄉㄠˋ ㄑㄧ dou3 kei4 to fall due (loan etc)
- 到处 到處 dào chù ㄉㄠˋ ㄔㄨˋ dou3 cyu3 everywhere
- 到达 到達 dào dá ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄚˊ dou3 daat6 to reach; to arrive
- 受到 shòu dào ㄕㄡˋ ㄉㄠˋ sau6 dou3 to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)
- 周到 zhōu dào ㄓㄡ ㄉㄠˋ zau1 dou3 thoughtful
- 回到 huí dào ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄠˋ wui4 dou3 to return to
- 报到 報到 bào dào ㄅㄠˋ ㄉㄠˋ bou3 dou3 to report for duty
- 梦到 夢到 mèng dào ㄇㄥˋ ㄉㄠˋ mung6 dou3 to dream of
- 得到 dé dào ㄉㄜˊ ㄉㄠˋ dak1 dou3 to get; to obtain; to receive
- 想到 xiǎng dào ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄠˋ soeng2 dou3 to think of
- 感到 gǎn dào ㄍㄢˇ ㄉㄠˋ gam2 dou3 to feel; to sense; to perceive
- 找到 zhǎo dào ㄓㄠˇ ㄉㄠˋ zaau2 dou3 to find
- 拿到 ná dào ㄋㄚˊ ㄉㄠˋ naa4 dou3 to get
- 接到 jiē dào ㄐㄧㄝ ㄉㄠˋ zip3 dou3 to receive (letter etc)
桥 橋
- 吊桥 吊橋 diào qiáo ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄠˊ diu3 kiu4 drawbridge
- 天桥 天橋 tiān qiáo ㄊㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄠˊ tin1 kiu4 overhead walkway
- 桥梁 橋梁 qiáo liáng ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ kiu4 loeng4 bridge (lit. and fig.)
- 立交桥 立交橋 lì jiāo qiáo ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄠˊ laap6 gaau1 kiu4 overpass
- H桥 H橋 H qiáo H ㄑㄧㄠˊ kiu4 H bridge (electronics)
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- 便桥 便橋 biàn qiáo ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄠˊ bin6 kiu4 temporary bridge
- 全桥 全橋 quán qiáo ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄠˊ cyun4 kiu4 H bridge (electronics)
- 冰桥 冰橋 bīng qiáo ㄅㄧㄥ ㄑㄧㄠˊ bing1 kiu4 ice arch
- 前桥 前橋 Qián qiáo ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄠˊ cin4 kiu4 Maebashi (surname or place name)
- 剑桥 劍橋 Jiàn qiáo ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄠˊ gim3 kiu4 Cambridge
- 半桥 半橋 bàn qiáo ㄅㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄠˊ bun3 kiu4 half bridge (electronics)
- 吴桥 吳橋 Wú qiáo ㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄠˊ ng4 kiu4 see 吴桥县
- 埇桥 埇橋 Yǒng qiáo ㄩㄥˇ ㄑㄧㄠˊ jung2 kiu4 see 埇桥区
- 大桥 大橋 Dà Qiáo ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄧㄠˊ daai6 kiu4 Da Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三国演义, the two great beauties of ancient China
- 天桥 天橋 Tiān qiáo ㄊㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄠˊ tin1 kiu4 Tianqiao district of Jinan city 济南市, Shandong
- 小桥 小橋 Xiǎo Qiáo ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄠˊ siu2 kiu4 Xiao Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三国演义, the two great beauties of ancient China
- 平桥 平橋 Píng qiáo ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄠˊ ping4 kiu4 see 平桥区
- 康桥 康橋 Kāng qiáo ㄎㄤ ㄑㄧㄠˊ hong1 kiu4 Cambridge (city), from a poem by Xu Zhimo 徐志摩
- 廊桥 廊橋 láng qiáo ㄌㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄠˊ long4 kiu4 covered bridge
- 引桥 引橋 yǐn qiáo ㄧㄣˇ ㄑㄧㄠˊ jan5 kiu4 bridge approach
头 頭
- 一头 一頭 yī tóu ㄧ ㄊㄡˊ jat1 tau4 one head
- 上头 上頭 shàng tou ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄊㄡ soeng6 tau4 the top; the upper part; (its) surface
- 丫头 丫頭 yā tou ㄧㄚ ˙ㄊㄡ aa1 tau4 girl
- 低头 低頭 dī tóu ㄉㄧ ㄊㄡˊ dai1 tau4 to bow the head
- 兆头 兆頭 zhào tou ㄓㄠˋ ˙ㄊㄡ siu6 tau4 omen
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- 出头 出頭 chū tóu ㄔㄨ ㄊㄡˊ ceot1 tau4 to get out of a predicament
- 前头 前頭 qián tou ㄑㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄊㄡ cin4 tau4 in front
- 劲头 勁頭 jìn tóu ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄡˊ ging6 tau4 enthusiasm
- 势头 勢頭 shì tóu ㄕˋ ㄊㄡˊ sai3 tau4 power
- 口头 口頭 kǒu tóu ㄎㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊ hau2 tau4 oral
- 回头 回頭 huí tóu ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ wui4 tau4 to turn round; to turn one's head
- 外头 外頭 wài tou ㄨㄞˋ ˙ㄊㄡ ngoi6 tau4 outside; outdoors
- 巨头 巨頭 jù tóu ㄐㄩˋ ㄊㄡˊ geoi6 tau4 tycoon
- 带头 帶頭 dài tóu ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄡˊ daai3 tau4 to take the lead; to be the first; to set an example
- 后头 後頭 hòu tou ㄏㄡˋ ˙ㄊㄡ hau6 tau4 behind
- 从头 從頭 cóng tóu ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄡˊ cung4 tau4 anew
- 念头 念頭 niàn tou ㄋㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄊㄡ nim6 tau4 thought; idea; intention
- 手头 手頭 shǒu tóu ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊ sau2 tau4 on hand
- 扭头 扭頭 niǔ tóu ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊ nau2 tau4 to turn one's head
- 抬头 抬頭 tái tóu ㄊㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ toi4 tau4 to raise one's head; to look up
Idioms with these characters
- 马到成功 馬到成功 mǎ dào chéng gōng ㄇㄚˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄥ maa5 dou3 sing4 gung1 to win instant success (idiom)
- 面面俱到 miàn miàn jù dào ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄩˋ ㄉㄠˋ min6 min6 keoi1 dou3 (idiom) take care of everything; handle everything
- 事到临头 事到臨頭 shì dào lín tóu ㄕˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄊㄡˊ si6 dou3 lam4 tau4 when things come to a head (idiom)
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- 手到拈来 手到拈來 shǒu dào niān lái ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄢ ㄌㄞˊ sau2 dou3 nim1 loi4 lit. to stretch a hand and grab it (idiom)
- 手到擒来 手到擒來 shǒu dào qín lái ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄞˊ sau2 dou3 kam4 loi4 stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); very easy
- 水到渠成 shuǐ dào qú chéng ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄑㄩˊ ㄔㄥˊ seoi2 dou3 keoi4 sing4 lit. where water flows, a canal is formed (idiom)
- 说到做到 說到做到 shuō dào zuò dào ㄕㄨㄛ ㄉㄠˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄠˋ syut3 dou3 zou6 dou3 to be as good as one's word (idiom)
- 死到临头 死到臨頭 sǐ dào lín tóu ㄙˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄊㄡˊ sei2 dou3 lam4 tau4 Death is near at hand. (idiom)
- 先来后到 先來後到 xiān lái hòu dào ㄒㄧㄢ ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄉㄠˋ sin1 loi4 hau6 dou3 (idiom) in order of arrival; first come, first served
- 新来乍到 新來乍到 xīn lái zhà dào ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄞˊ ㄓㄚˋ ㄉㄠˋ san1 loi4 zaa3 dou3 newly arrived (idiom)
- 白头偕老 白頭偕老 bái tóu xié lǎo ㄅㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄠˇ baak6 tau4 gaai1 lou5 (idiom) (of a married couple) to live together until old age; to remain lifelong companions
- 抱头鼠窜 抱頭鼠竄 bào tóu shǔ cuàn ㄅㄠˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄨˇ ㄘㄨㄢˋ pou5 tau4 syu2 cyun3 to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
- 巴头探脑 巴頭探腦 bā tóu tàn nǎo ㄅㄚ ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄢˋ ㄋㄠˇ baa1 tau4 taam3 nou5 to poke one's head in and pry (idiom); to spy
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- 笨头笨脑 笨頭笨腦 bèn tóu bèn nǎo ㄅㄣˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄣˋ ㄋㄠˇ ban6 tau4 ban6 nou5 (idiom) stupid; muddle-headed
- 藏头露尾 藏頭露尾 cáng tóu lù wěi ㄘㄤˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄌㄨˋ ㄨㄟˇ cong4 tau4 lou6 mei5 to hide the head and show the tail (idiom); to give a partial account
- 彻头彻尾 徹頭徹尾 chè tóu chè wěi ㄔㄜˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄔㄜˋ ㄨㄟˇ cit3 tau4 cit3 mei5 lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing
- 冲昏头脑 沖昏頭腦 chōng hūn tóu nǎo ㄔㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄣ ㄊㄡˊ ㄋㄠˇ cung1 fan1 tau4 nou5 lit. to be muddled in the brain (idiom); fig. excited and unable to act rationally
- 冲昏头脑 衝昏頭腦 chōng hūn tóu nǎo ㄔㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄣ ㄊㄡˊ ㄋㄠˇ cung1 fan1 tau4 nou5 lit. to be muddled in the brain (idiom); fig. excited and unable to act rationally
- 垂头丧气 垂頭喪氣 chuí tóu sàng qì ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄙㄤˋ ㄑㄧˋ seoi4 tau4 song3 hei3 hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected
- 初露头角 初露頭角 chū lù tóu jiǎo ㄔㄨ ㄌㄨˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ co1 lou6 tau4 gok3 lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent
Example sentences
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船 到 桥头 橋頭 自然 直 。
We'll cross that bridge when we come to it.
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船 到 桥头 橋頭 自然 直 。
It'll come all right in the end.
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