立交 (lìjiāo): grade-separated interchange

Meanings

1 grade-separated interchange
2 overpass, flyover

Characters

立

Examples

HSK 3

前面有个立交,右转上二环。

Qiánmiàn yǒu ge lìjiāo, yòuzhuǎn shàng èr huán.

There's an interchange ahead - turn right onto the 2nd Ring Road.

HSK 3

这座立交共有五层,是亚洲最高的。

Zhè zuò lìjiāo gòngyǒu wǔ céng, shì Yàzhōu zuìgāo de.

This interchange has five levels - the tallest in Asia.

HSK 7-9

重庆的立交桥最复杂,GPS都会迷路。

Chóngqìng de lìjiāoqiáo zuì fùzá, GPS dōuhuì mílù.

Chongqing's interchanges are so complex even GPS gets lost.

Tips

usage

Commonly expanded to 立交桥 (overpass bridge). Contrasts with 平交 (at-grade crossing). Short for 立体交叉 - literally 'three-dimensional crossing'.

In Pop Culture

黄桷湾立交 Huáng jué wān lìjiāo

Huangjueyuan Interchange

a five-level interchange in Chongqing that became a viral symbol of the city's wild road network

Stroke Order

立 lì

交 jiāo

Related Words

立交桥 lìjiāoqiáo HSK 7-9 #31,299

overpass / flyover / interchange bridge

立即 lìjí HSK 4 #2,601

immediately / at once / right away

立场 lìchǎng HSK 5 #4,000

position; standpoint; stance

立 lì HSK 5 #3,874

to stand; to erect / to set up; to establish / immediately; at once

立刻 lìkè HSK 3 #1,455

immediately / at once; right away

立马 lìmǎ #6,798

immediately; right away; at once

起立 qǐlì #5,073

to stand up / to rise (to one's feet)

交叉 jiāochā HSK 7-9 #5,134

to intersect / to cross / to overlap

打交道 dǎjiāodao HSK 7-9 #4,171

to deal with / to have contact with / to interact with

成立 chénglì HSK 3 #4,009

to establish; to found; to set up / to be tenable; to hold (of an argument)