Chinese word

桥

Pronunciation

Pinyinqiáo

Meaning

  • nounbridge

Example

我们走过了桥。wǒ men zǒu guò le qiáo

We walked across the bridge.

Illustration for 桥 (bridge)

More examples

傍晚，渔夫坐在桥边钓鱼。bàng wǎn yú fū zuò zài qiáo biān diào yú

At dusk, a fisherman sat by the bridge and fished.

Core concept

A built path that spans water, a valley, or a road and joins two sides.

Common phrases

  • 在桥上zài qiáo shàng

    on the bridge

  • 过桥guò qiáo

    cross the bridge

  • 桥边qiáo biān

    by the bridge

Definition in Chinese

横跨水面、峡谷或道路，用来连接两岸并供人或车辆通行的构造物。héng kuà shuǐ miàn xiá gǔ huò dào lù yòng lái lián jiē liǎng àn bìng gōng rén huò chē liàng tōng xíng de gòu zào wù

Word origin

桥 (qiáo, "bridge") is a phono-semantic character in which 木 (mù, "wood") suggests a constructed object and 乔 (qiáo, "high") provides the pronunciation.

Usage tips

  • When a number comes before this noun, a measure word is normally used, with 座 (zuò, "classifier for large fixed objects") being a common choice for a bridge.

Other meanings

  • linknoun

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