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高架 (gāo jià) — elevated, overhead (used before nouns such as road, bridge, etc.)

Definition

An adjective meaning 'elevated / overhead', used as a pre-modifier before nouns like 路, 桥, 公路 to describe a road or structure raised above ground level.

adjective
elevatedoverhead (used before nouns such as road, bridge, etc.)

Examples

  • 高架。
    Zhè zuò chéng shì xīn jiàn le yì tiáo gāo jià lù.
    This city built a new elevated road.
  • 。
    gāo jià Qiáo shàng de chē liú liàng hěn dà.
    The traffic volume on the elevated bridge is very high.
  • 高架。
    Tā men zhèng zài xiū jiàn yí duàn gāo jià gōng lù.
    They are building a section of elevated highway.

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.

高gāohigh
架jiàframe

“高” high and “架” frame or support; together describe an elevated structure.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

高 was drawn as a tall building.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùtree, wood
Sound part声符shēngfú
加
加jiā架jià
Same sound today

架 shows 木, meaning wood, with 加 giving the sound; it refers to a wooden prop.

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