How to say “bridge” in Chinese
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“Bridge” in Chinese is 桥, qiáo: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
桥 is read qiáo. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 木 “tree, wood”: bridges were made of wood. On the right, 乔 qiáo hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “桥”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 桥. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 河上有一座桥。héshangyǒuyízuòqiáoThere's a bridge over the river.
- 这座桥是一百多年前建造的。zhèzuòqiáoshìyìbǎiduōniánqiánjiànzàodeThis bridge was built more than a hundred years ago.
- 这座桥是去年建造的zhèzuòqiáoshìqùniánjiànzàodeThis bridge was built last year.
- 这里没有桥，我们怎么过河？zhèlǐméiyǒuqiáo,wǒmenzěnmeguòhéThere's no bridge here — how do we get across the river?
- 这座桥禁止大型货车通行。zhèzuòqiáojìnzhǐdàxínghuòchētōngxíngHeavy trucks are prohibited on this bridge.
- 那座桥被敌人炸了。nàzuòqiáobèidírénzhàleThat bridge was blown up by the enemy.
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More words from the lesson “Roads and traffic jams”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “bridge” in Chinese?
“Bridge” in Chinese is 桥, pinyin qiáo.
What does 桥 mean?
桥 (qiáo) means “bridge”.
How do you write 桥?
桥 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 桥?
桥 is read qiáo. Tones: qiáo — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“bridge” in the lesson “Roads and traffic jams”
This word is from the topic “On the road: transportation” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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