立 lì
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 立 — to stand
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
立交桥
lìjiāoqiáo
flyover; overpass; interchange bridge
Characters in this word
交 jiāo
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 亠 — lid, cover
- Made of
- 六 six 乂 to govern
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
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
Example phrases
- 早高峰时，立交桥下的辅路比主路更拥堵，导航不得不重新规划路线。 Zǎo gāofēng shí, lìjiāoqiáo xià de fǔlù bǐ zhǔlù gèng yōngdǔ, dǎoháng bù dé bù chóngxīn guīhuà lùxiàn. During the morning rush hour, the service road beneath the flyover was more congested than the main road, so the satnav had to reroute.
- 车开到立交桥上，可以看到整座城市的夜景。 Chē kāi dào lìjiāoqiáo shang, kěyǐ kàndào zhěng zuò chéngshì de yèjǐng. Driving up onto the flyover, you can see the night view of the whole city.
- 这座立交桥有三层，第一次来的人很容易走错路。 Zhè zuò lìjiāoqiáo yǒu sān céng, dì yī cì lái de rén hěn róngyì zǒucuò lù. This overpass has three levels, so first-time visitors easily take a wrong turn.