滑铁卢 huá tiě lú

fig. a defeat; failure; Battle of Waterloo (1815)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 17435th word

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. a defeat
  2. 2. failure
  3. 3. Battle of Waterloo (1815)
  4. 4. Waterloo (Belgium)

Characters

Character Meaning
滑 huá HSK 5
smooth; slippery; to slide
铁 tiě HSK 3
iron (metal); hard; strong
卢 lú
surname Lu; abbr. for Luxembourg 卢森堡lú sēn bǎo