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Meaning of 橋

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(Simplified: 桥)
Pinyin: qiáo
English Definition: bridge; Classifiers:
Chinese Definition:
①架在水上或空中便於通行的建築物:橋樑。橋墩。橋涵。橋頭堡。吊橋。棧橋。引橋。立交橋。
②形狀如橋樑的:心臟搭橋手術。
③古同“喬”,高。
④古同“矯”,正,整。
⑤姓氏。
Total strokes: 16; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (wood) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
    • [ qiáo ] tall, lofty; proud, stately
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Example Words
橋梁 qiáo liáng bridge (lit. and fig.)
橋牌 qiáo pái contract bridge (card game)
More: 橋* | *橋 | *橋*
Example Sentences
1
Have you ever walked the bridge?
2
If all your friends jumped off a bridge, would you?
3
沿
45
He walked around on the bridge for 45 minutes and no one recognized his despair or said a word to him, so he jumped.
4
This bridge can bear the weight of the heaviest lorry.
5
Charlie walked southward to a bridge.