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桥 qiáo bridge

How to remember 桥: 木 tree + 乔 tall = bridge. After the storm, a tree so tall falls across the stream that the kids use it as a bridge.

  • 1,292. most frequent character
  • HSK 4
  • 10 strokes
  • Radical 木

Component breakdown

桥 = 木 tree + 乔 tall

  • 木 tree
  • 乔 tall
The Gushi story

After the storm, a tree so tall falls across the stream that the kids use it as a bridge.

How it is used

  • A bridge - 过桥 (guò qiáo) cross a bridge, 一座桥 (yí zuò qiáo) a bridge (measure word 座).
  • 桥梁 (qiáoliáng) = bridge, often figurative: 沟通的桥梁 (gōutōng de qiáoliáng) a bridge for communication.
  • 立交桥 (lìjiāoqiáo) an overpass/interchange; 天桥 (tiānqiáo) a pedestrian footbridge.

Words with 桥

Example sentences

  • 这座大桥连接起两岸的交通。 Zhèi zuò dàqiáo liánjiē qǐ Liǎng'àn de jiāotōng.This bridge links traffic from both sides.