汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 城阙
城阙 (城闕)
watchtower on either side of a city gate / (literary) city / imperial palace
chéng () quē/què
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

九重城阙烟尘生,千乘万骑西南行。

As thousands of carriages and horsemen fled to the south-west.

祖庙山门呈皇城阙状,这是因为妈祖被民间尊为天上圣母,是至高无上的女神。

That of the Mazu Temple is an imperial watchtower, because Mazu is respected in folk as Saint Mother, the supreme goddess.

中国古代城阙至迟到西周时期就已经出现,根据其平面形制可分单阙、双阙和三出阙三种类型。

Gate Que tower has appeared by Western Zhou dynasty at the latest. According to its form, it can be divided into three types, i e. single Que tower, twin Que towers and three Que towers.