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桥

qiáo · qiao

Traditional 橋

HSK 3Old HSK 4Measure word: 座 zuò

Meaning

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  1. bridge
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In a conversation

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Halfway across the bridge

  1. Dengdeng

    这座(zhèzuò)桥(qiáo)好(hǎo)长(cháng)啊(a)！

    This bridge is so long!

  2. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)走(zǒu)过去(guòqù)吧(ba)，桥(qiáo)对面(duìmiàn)有(yǒu)好吃(hǎochī)的(de)。

    Let us walk across. There is good food on the other side of the bridge.

  3. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，不过(bùguò)我(wǒ)怕(pà)高(gāo)。

    Okay, but I am afraid of heights.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)闭上(bìshang)眼睛(yǎnjing)，我(wǒ)拉着(lāzhe)你(nǐ)走过(zǒuguò)桥(qiáo)。

    Then close your eyes. I will hold you and we will cross the bridge.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)……我们(wǒmen)到(dào)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Okay... have we arrived yet?

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)睁开(zhēngkāi)眼睛(yǎnjing)看看(kànkan)，我们(wǒmen)还(hái)在(zài)桥头(qiáotóu)呢(ne)！

    Take a look. We are still at the start of the bridge!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

桥(qiáo)在(zài)重(zhòng)压(yā)之(zhī)下(xià)倒(dǎo)塌(tā)了(le)。

The bridge crashed under the pressure.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Ben26 · English by jmfcomo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)的(de)计(jì)划(huà)是(shì)在(zài)那(nà)条(tiáo)河(hé)上(shàng)建(jiàn)一(yí)座(zuò)桥(qiáo)。

His plan is to build a bridge over that river.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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