橋
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qiáo · bridge

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16Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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木Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 橋

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Example sentences

Notice where 橋 sits in each complete thought.

Zhè zuò qiáo shì zài liǎng nián qián jiàn zào de.這座橋是在兩年前建造的。

This bridge was built two years ago.

Source: Tatoeba #905346 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de jì huá shì zài nà tiáo hé shàng jiàn yí zuò qiáo.他的計劃是在那條河上建一座橋。

His plan is to build a bridge over that river.

Source: Tatoeba #421971 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xiāo xī shì qiáo běn gào sù wǒ de.消息是橋本告訴我的。

I got that news from Hashimoto.

Source: Tatoeba #466266 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zài nǐ guò qiáo de shí hòu, bié wǎng xià kàn.在你過橋的時候,別往下看。

When you cross the bridge, don't look down.

Source: Tatoeba #10269068 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā mén jiàn le yí zuò héng kuà hé liú de qiáo.他們建了一座橫跨河流的橋。

They built a bridge across the river.

Source: Tatoeba #903520 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā céng jīng shì jiàn qiáo dà xué de jiào shòu.他曾經是劍橋大學的教授。

He was a professor at Cambridge University.

Source: Tatoeba #3667038 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 橋 in context

  1. Say qiáo, then recall the core meaning: bridge.
  2. Write all 16 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 橋 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.