立交桥 lìjiāoqiáo overpass
overpass; flyover
How to remember 立交桥: 立 to stand + 交 hand over + 桥 bridge = overpass.
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How it is used
- A grade-separated interchange / highway overpass - 城市立交桥 (chéngshì lìjiāoqiáo) an urban flyover.
- 立交 = 立体交叉 (three-dimensional crossing); distinct from a simple 天桥 (tiānqiáo, pedestrian footbridge).
- Traffic/urban vocabulary.