桥台

橋台

qiáotái

noun

Meanings

1 bridge abutment

Characters

platform / abutment

Examples

HSK 7-9

桥台连接桥梁与路基。

Qiáotái liánjiē qiáoliáng yǔ lùjī.

The abutment connects the bridge with the road bed.

HSK 7-9

工程师正在加固桥台。

Gōngchéngshī zhèngzài jiāgù qiáotái.

The engineers are reinforcing the bridge abutment.

Tips

usage

Civil engineering term. The supports in the middle of a bridge are 桥墩 (piers); the supports at each end (where the bridge meets land) are 桥台.

Stroke Order

桥 qiáo

台 tái