三足鼎立
sān zú dǐng lì
a three-way balance of power
Character by character
三sān
three
three
足zú
legs
legs
鼎dǐng
tripod
tripod
立lì
stand
stand
Example
当时的互联网行业三足鼎立。
The internet industry then was a three-way balance of power.
Tone: neutral.
Usage and origin
The image of the Three Kingdoms: a bronze 鼎 on three legs.
Learn this in Lesson 53 · HSK 6: 互联网巨头 (The internet giants)
A dialogue, a reading, word cards with audio and a drill that uses it, in Learn Chinese with Bao. This lesson is free.
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