桥 (qiáo) — bridge | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

桥 (qiáo) is the everyday word for a physical 'bridge' you cross on foot or by car. Compared with 桥梁, 桥 is the concrete structure; 桥梁 is more formal and also used figuratively for something that connects two sides.

noun

bridge

Measure word · 座

Easily confused

瞧qiáosound-alike(colloquial) to look at, to see

Examples

桥。
Hé shàng yǒu yí zuò qiáo.
There is a bridge over the river.
桥。
Wǒ men guò qiáo ba.
Let's cross the bridge.
桥。
Zhè zuò qiáo hěn cháng.
This bridge is very long.

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