鹊桥

鵲橋

quèqiáo

noun #51,736

Measure Word

一座鹊桥 zuò

Meanings

1 magpie bridge (over the Milky Way, where the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl meet)
2 matchmaking; a link that brings a couple together

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

传说每年七夕，喜鹊会在银河上搭成鹊桥。

Chuánshuō měi nián qīxī, xǐque huì zài yínhé shàng dāchéng quèqiáo.

Legend says that every year on Qixi, magpies form a bridge across the Milky Way.

HSK 7-9

这个相亲节目为不少单身青年搭起了鹊桥。

Zhège xiāngqīn jiémù wèi bùshǎo dānshēn qīngnián dāqǐ le quèqiáo.

This dating show has played matchmaker for many single young people.

Tips

culture

In the legend of 牛郎织女, the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl are kept apart by the Milky Way. On 七夕, the seventh night of the seventh lunar month, magpies form 鹊桥 so the two can meet. 鹊桥相会 'meeting on the magpie bridge' describes the brief reunion of a couple who live apart, and 搭鹊桥 'to build a magpie bridge' means to play matchmaker.

In Pop Culture

鹊桥 Quèqiáo

Queqiao

Chinese relay satellite launched in 2018 that carries signals between Earth and the Chang'e 4 lander on the far side of the Moon.

Stroke Order

鹊 què

桥 qiáo