立交 (lìjiāo): grade-separated interchange

Meanings

1 grade-separated interchange
2 overpass, flyover (abbr. of 立体交叉)

Characters

立

Examples

重庆的立交桥最复杂,GPS都会迷路。

Chóngqìng de lìjiāoqiáo zuì fùzá, GPS dōu huì mílù.

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

前面有个立交,右转上二环。

Qiánmiàn yǒu ge lìjiāo, yòu zhuǎn shàng èr huán.

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

这座立交共有五层,是亚洲最高的。

Zhè zuò lìjiāo gòng yǒu wǔ céng, shì Yàzhōu zuì gāo de.

This interchange has five levels — the tallest in Asia.

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 Huángjuéwān 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 #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 #5,134

to intersect / to cross / to overlap

打交道 dǎjiāodao HSK 7 #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)