桥 qiáo bridge
怎么记住“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.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
桥 = 木 tree + 乔 tall
- 木 tree meaning
- 乔 tall sound
After the storm, a tree so tall falls across the stream that the kids use it as a bridge.
How it came to be
Wood gives the meaning and the right part gives the sound: the word meant a beam laid across the water.
用法
- 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.
含“桥”的词语
例句
- 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.