栈道

zhàn dào

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Definitions

1. plank walkway constructed on the face of a cliff
2. (archaic) elevated passageway connecting the upper levels of adjacent towers

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Words Containing 栈道

• 明修栈道，暗渡陈仓 明修栈道，暗渡陈仓 míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù chén cāng: lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[wèi hé] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[liú bāng] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[xiàng yǔ] of Chu)
• 桩构栈道 桩构栈道 zhuāng gòu zhàn dào: pile trestle
• 秦岭蜀栈道 秦岭蜀栈道 qín lǐng shǔ zhàn dào: the Qinling plank road to Shu, a historical mountain road from Shaanxi to Sichuan

Child Words of 栈道

• 道 道 dào: road
• 栈 栈 zhàn: a wooden or bamboo pen for sheep or cattle