桥墩

橋墩

qiáodūn

noun #34,978

Measure Word

一座桥墩 zuò

Meanings

1 bridge pier
2 bridge pillar

Characters

block; mound; pier

Examples

HSK 3

这座大桥有十二个桥墩。

Zhè zuò dàqiáo yǒu shí'èr gè qiáodūn.

This bridge has twelve piers.

HSK 7-9

洪水冲垮了一个桥墩。

Hóngshuǐ chōng kuǎ le yígè qiáodūn.

The flood washed away one of the bridge piers.

Tips

memory

墩 alone means a sturdy block or mound - think of a pier as the 'stout block' (墩) holding up a bridge (桥).

Stroke Order

桥 qiáo

墩 dūn