蘆溝橋事變 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

蘆 lú rushes, reeds
溝 gōu ditch, drain, narrow waterway
橋 qiáo bridge; beam, crosspiece
事 shì
HSK 2
affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
變 biàn change, transform, alter; rebel