jiāo

archaic
idiom

Meaning of 交椅

交椅 means ancient folding chair; campstool; first-in-command; top leadership position. Pronounced jiāo yǐ.

  • ancient folding chair; campstool
  • first-in-command; top leadership position
  • chair; armchair (dialectal)

Definitions & Examples

guǎn
shōu
cáng
le
Míng
dài
de
huáng
huā
jiāo
 

The museum has a Ming dynasty folding chair made of huanghuali wood in its collection.

Zhè
huà
zhōng
 
jiāng
jūn
zhèng
zuò
zài
zhāng
jiāo
shang
 

In this ancient painting, the general is sitting on a folding chair.

Measure Words

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