桥

橋

qiáo

noun HSK 3 #2,283

Measure Word

一座桥 zuò

Meanings

1 bridge

Characters

Examples

河上有一座桥。

Hé shàng yǒu yī zuò qiáo.

There's a bridge over the river.

我们从桥上走过去。

Wǒmen cóng qiáo shàng zǒu guòqù.

Let's walk across the bridge.

这座古桥有五百年历史。

Zhè zuò gǔ qiáo yǒu wǔbǎi nián lìshǐ.

This ancient bridge is 500 years old.

Tips

culture

Famous Chinese bridges include 赵州桥 (Zhàozhōu Qiáo), a stone arch bridge built around 605 AD, one of the oldest standing bridges in the world.

Stroke Order

桥 qiáo