卢沟桥事变 lú gōu qiáo shì biàn

DEFINITIONS

  1. Marco Polo Bridge Incident of 7th July 1937, regarded as the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭|抗日战争[Kang4 Ri4 Zhan4 zheng1]

CHARACTERS

卢 lú cottage, hut; surname; black
沟 gōu
HSK 5
ditch, drain, narrow waterway
桥 qiáo
HSK 4
bridge; beam, crosspiece
事 shì
HSK 2
affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
变 biàn
HSK 3
change, transform, alter; rebel