桥 qiáo
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- Made of
- 木 tree 乔 tall, lofty
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
桥梁
qiáoliáng
bridge
Characters in this word
梁 liáng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这座桥梁连接了两岸，也带动了周边贸易。 Zhè zuò qiáoliáng liánjiē le liǎng'àn, yě dàidòng le zhōubiān màoyì. This bridge connects the two sides and has also boosted surrounding trade.
- 这座桥梁已经使用了很多年。 Zhè zuò qiáoliáng yǐjīng shǐyòng le hěn duō nián. This bridge has been in use for many years.
- 翻译是不同文化之间的桥梁。 Fānyì shì bùtóng wénhuà zhījiān de qiáoliáng. Translation is a bridge between different cultures.
Related words
- 桥 qiáo bridge
- 立交桥 lìjiāoqiáo flyover; overpass; interchange bridge
- 天桥 tiānqiáo overpass; footbridge
- 栋梁 dòngliáng pillar; mainstay; person of great promise
- 脊梁 jǐliáng backbone; spine; moral backbone
- 运送 yùnsòng to transport
- 轨道 guǐdào track, orbit
- 渡 dù to cross a river
- 艘 sōu measure word for ships
- 船只 chuánzhī ship, vessel
- 港口 gǎngkǒu port
- 入境 rùjìng to enter a country