吊桥 (diào qiáo) — suspension bridge | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

suspension bridge

Measure word · 座

Examples

吊桥。
Zhè zuò diào qiáo jiàn yú yì bǎi nián qián.
This suspension bridge was built a hundred years ago.
吊桥，。
Zǒu guò diào qiáo de shí hou, wǒ gǎn dào qiáo zài huàng dòng.
When I walked across the suspension bridge, I felt the bridge swaying.
吊桥。
Zhè zuò diào qiáo lián jiē le liǎng gè shān gǔ.
This suspension bridge connects two valleys.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

吊diàosuspend

A 桥 (bridge) that is 吊 (suspended) is a suspension bridge.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 橋; 桥 is its simplified writing.

木喬橋

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùwood

Sound part声符shēngfú

喬

喬qiáo橋qiáo

Same sound today

The traditional form 橋 pairs 木 (wood) with 喬 (qiáo), which gave the character its sound; the simplified 桥 is a later abbreviation.

Appears in

Buildings & Structures

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