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qiáo
HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 3

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Definitions

  1. 1. bridge

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 2336017)

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Words Containing 桥

牙桥
yá qiáo

dental bridge

芦沟桥
lú gōu qiáo

Lugou Bridge or Marco Polo Bridge in southwest of Beijing, the scene of a conflict that marked the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭|抗日战争[kàng rì zhàn zhēng]

船到桥门自会直
chuán dào qiáo mén zì huì zhí

lit. when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem

小桥流水
xiǎo qiáo liú shuǐ

a small bridge over a flowing stream

埇桥区
yǒng qiáo qū

Yongqiao district of Suzhou city 宿州市[sù zhōu shì], Anhui

吊桥
diào qiáo

drawbridge

埇桥
yǒng qiáo

Yongqiao district of Suzhou city 宿州市[sù zhōu shì], Anhui

过桥米线
guò qiáo mǐ xiàn

rice noodle soup from Yunnan province

布鲁克林大桥
bù lǔ kè lín dà qiáo

Brooklyn Bridge

高桥留美子
gāo qiáo liú měi zǐ

Takahashi Rumiko, Japanese manga artist

立交桥
lì jiāo qiáo

overpass

舰桥
jiàn qiáo

bridge

桥段
qiáo duàn

(cinema, literature etc) scene

东海大桥
dōng hǎi dà qiáo

Donghai Bridge, 32.5 km bridge between Shanghai and the offshore Yangshan deep-water port

张春桥
zhāng chūn qiáo

Zhang Chunqiao (1917-2005), one of the Gang of Four

过桥贷款
guò qiáo dài kuǎn

bridge loan

小桥
xiǎo qiáo

Xiao Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[sān guó yǎn yì], the two great beauties of ancient China

车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直
chē dào shān qián bì yǒu lù , chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí

everything will turn out all right (idiom)

湘桥
xiāng qiáo

Xiangqiao district of Chaozhou City 潮州市[cháo zhōu shì], Guangdong

平桥
píng qiáo

Pingqiao District of Xinyang City 信陽市|信阳市[xìn yáng shì], Henan

脑桥
nǎo qiáo

(anatomy) pons

便桥
biàn qiáo

temporary bridge

冰桥
bīng qiáo

ice arch

桥牌
qiáo pái

contract bridge (card game)

桥接器
qiáo jiē qì

bridge (networking)

跨海大桥
kuà hǎi dà qiáo

bay bridge (elevated bridge across stretch of water)

牛桥
niú qiáo

Oxbridge

泸定桥
lú dìng qiáo

Luding Bridge over Dadu river 大渡河[dà dù hé] in Sichuan, built by Kangxi in 1706, linking Luding county Sichuan Luding county 瀘定縣|泸定县[lú dìng xiàn] with Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州|甘孜藏族自治州[gān zī zàng zú zì zhì zhōu]

高架桥
gāo jià qiáo

high trestle bridge

路桥
lù qiáo

Luqiao district of Taizhou city 台州市[tāi zhōu shì], Zhejiang

天桥立
tiān qiáo lì

Ama-no-hashidate in the north of Kyōto prefecture 京都府 on the Sea of Japan

过河拆桥
guò hé chāi qiáo

lit. to destroy the bridge after crossing the river (idiom)

芦沟桥事变
lú gōu qiáo shì biàn

Marco Polo Bridge Incident of 7th July 1937, regarded as the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭|抗日战争[kàng rì zhàn zhēng]

灞桥区
bà qiáo qū

Baqiao District of Xi’an 西安市[xī ān shì], Shaanxi

桥西区
qiáo xī qū

Qiaoxi District (various)

大石桥
dà shí qiáo

Dashiqiao county-level city in Yingkou 營口|营口[yíng kǒu], Liaoning

咸阳桥
xián yáng qiáo

Xianyang Bridge

悬索桥
xuán suǒ qiáo

suspension bridge

桥头乡
qiáo tóu xiāng

Qiaotou or Chiaotou township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

桥头堡
qiáo tóu bǎo

bridgehead (military)

栈桥
zhàn qiáo

a pier

拱桥
gǒng qiáo

arch bridge

康桥
kāng qiáo

Cambridge (city), from a poem by Xu Zhimo 徐志摩

五通桥
wǔ tōng qiáo

Wutongqiao district of Leshan city 樂山市|乐山市[lè shān shì], Sichuan

造桥乡
zào qiáo xiāng

Zaoqiao or Tsaochiao township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[miáo lì xiàn], northwest Taiwan

卢沟桥事变
lú gōu qiáo shì biàn

Marco Polo Bridge Incident of 7th July 1937, regarded as the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭|抗日战争[kàng rì zhàn zhēng]

登机桥
dēng jī qiáo

boarding gate (at airport)

桥西
qiáo xī

Qiaoxi District (various)

板桥
bǎn qiáo

Banqiao or Panchiao city in Taiwan

卢沟桥
lú gōu qiáo

Lugou Bridge or Marco Polo Bridge in southwest of Beijing, the scene of a conflict that marked the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭|抗日战争[kàng rì zhàn zhēng]

桥接
qiáo jiē

bridging (in computer networks)

桥式整流器
qiáo shì zhěng liú qì

bridge rectifier (electricity)

桥墩
qiáo dūn

bridge pier

板梁桥
bǎn liáng qiáo

plate girder bridge

桥面
qiáo miàn

roadway

鹊桥
què qiáo

magpie bridge across the Milky Way between Altair and Vega where Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 are allowed an annual meeting

剑桥
jiàn qiáo

Cambridge

H桥
h qiáo

H bridge (electronics)

全桥
quán qiáo

H bridge (electronics)

吴桥县
wú qiáo xiàn

Wuqiao county in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[cāng zhōu], Hebei

跨线桥
kuà xiàn qiáo

flyover (road bridge)

浮桥
fú qiáo

pontoon bridge

契约桥牌
qì yuē qiáo pái

contract bridge (card game)

你走你的阳关道,我过我的独木桥
nǐ zǒu nǐ de yáng guān dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo

lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)

虹桥
hóng qiáo

Hongqiao, the name of numerous entities, notably a major airport in Shanghai, and a district in Tianjin

桥东
qiáo dōng

Qiaodong District (various)

网桥
wǎng qiáo

(network) bridge

平桥区
píng qiáo qū

Pingqiao District of Xinyang city 信陽市|信阳市[xìn yáng shì], Henan

新都桥
xīn dū qiáo

Xinduqiao town in Dartsendo county 康定縣|康定县[kāng dìng xiàn], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan

五通桥区
wǔ tōng qiáo qū

Wutongqiao district of Leshan city 樂山市|乐山市[lè shān shì], Sichuan

引桥
yǐn qiáo

bridge approach

船到桥头自然直
chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí

lit. when the boat reaches the bridge, it will pass underneath without trouble (proverb)

双桥区
shuāng qiáo qū

Shuangqia suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

桥东区
qiáo dōng qū

Qiaodong District (various)

吴桥
wú qiáo

Wuqiao county in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[cāng zhōu], Hebei

半桥
bàn qiáo

half bridge (electronics)

陈桥兵变
chén qiáo bīng biàn

the military revolt of 960 that led Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤|赵匡胤 to found the Song dynasty

心脏搭桥手术
xīn zàng dā qiáo shǒu shù

coronary bypass operation

架桥
jià qiáo

to bridge

独木桥
dú mù qiáo

single-log bridge

红桥区
hóng qiáo qū

Hongqiao district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[tiān jīn shì]

剑桥大学
jiàn qiáo dà xué

University of Cambridge

路桥区
lù qiáo qū

Luqiao district of Taizhou city 台州市[tāi zhōu shì], Zhejiang

青马大桥
qīng mǎ dà qiáo

Tsing Ma Bridge (to Hong Kong Airport)

栈桥式码头
zhàn qiáo shì mǎ tou

jetty

造桥
zào qiáo

Zaoqiao or Tsaochiao township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[miáo lì xiàn], northwest Taiwan

桥台
qiáo tái

abutment (architecture)

红桥
hóng qiáo

Hongqiao district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[tiān jīn shì]

桥脑
qiáo nǎo

(anatomy) pons

廊桥
láng qiáo

covered bridge

新都桥镇
xīn dū qiáo zhèn

Xinduqiao town in Dartsendo county 康定縣|康定县[kāng dìng xiàn], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan

天桥区
tiān qiáo qū

Tianqiao district of Jinan city 濟南市|济南市[jǐ nán shì], Shandong

桥梁
qiáo liáng

bridge (lit. and fig.)

过街天桥
guò jiē tiān qiáo

skywalk; pedestrian bridge

湘桥区
xiāng qiáo qū

Xiangqiao District of Chaozhou City 潮州市[cháo zhōu shì], Guangdong

大石桥市
dà shí qiáo shì

Dashiqiao county-level city in Yingkou 營口|营口[yíng kǒu], Liaoning

虹桥机场
hóng qiáo jī chǎng

Hongqiao Airport (Shanghai)

大桥
dà qiáo

Da Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[sān guó yǎn yì], the two great beauties of ancient China

登机廊桥
dēng jī láng qiáo

air bridge

罗锅桥
luó guō qiáo

a humpback bridge

桥本龙太郎
qiáo běn lóng tài láng

HASHIMOTO Ryūtarō (1937-2006), Japanese politician, prime minister 1996-1998

断桥
duàn qiáo

The Broken Bridge (at West Lake in Hangzhou)

双曲拱桥
shuāng qū gǒng qiáo

double arched bridge

双桥
shuāng qiáo

Shuangqia suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

亚欧大陆桥
yà ōu dà lù qiáo

Eurasian land bridge (rail line linking China and Europe)

桥头
qiáo tóu

Qiaotou or Chiaotou township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

港珠澳大桥
gǎng zhū ào dà qiáo

Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge

板桥市
bǎn qiáo shì

Banqiao or Panchiao city in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan

灞桥
bà qiáo

Baqiao District of Xi’an 西安市[xī ān shì], Shaanxi

十七孔桥
shí qī kǒng qiáo

Seventeen-Arch Bridge in the Summer Palace 頤和園|颐和园[yí hé yuán], Beijing

天桥
tiān qiáo

Tianqiao district of Jinan city 濟南市|济南市[jǐ nán shì], Shandong