Meaning of 桥梁
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- bridge (lit. and fig.)
How to use 桥梁
桥梁 is more formal than plain 桥 (qiáo). It is common in writing, news and speeches, often in the figurative sense of something that connects people or places. Example: 语言是沟通的桥梁。(Yǔyán shì gōutōng de qiáoliáng.) Language is a bridge for communication.
Both characters have the wood radical 木 on the left, so picture a bridge built from timber. 桥 (qiáo) is the bridge itself and 梁 (liáng) is the beam that holds it up, the same 梁 you see in 栋梁 (dòngliáng) and 脊梁 (jǐliáng).
Common mistake: Learners often write 梁 with the 氵 part wrong or confuse it with 粱 (liáng, sorghum), which has 米 at the bottom instead of 木. Also keep both syllables in the second tone: qiáoliáng.
桥梁 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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桥 qiáo · bridge · 10 strokes
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梁 liáng · bridge · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 桥梁.
| 天桥 | tiānqiáo | overhead walkway; pedestrian bridge |
| 栋梁 | dòngliáng | ridgepole; ridgepole and beams |
| 脊梁 | jǐliáng | backbone; spine |
| 立交桥 | lìjiāoqiáo | overpass; flyover |
| 舰桥 | jiànqiáo | bridge (of a naval ship) |
| 桥牌 | qiáopái | contract bridge (card game) |
| 桥段 | qiáoduàn | (cinema, literature etc) scene; trope |
| 鼻梁 | bíliáng | bridge of the nose |
| 横梁 | héngliáng | beam |
| 吊桥 | diàoqiáo | drawbridge; suspension bridge |
Questions about 桥梁
What does 桥梁 mean?
桥梁 (qiáoliáng) means "bridge (lit. and fig.)" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 桥梁?
桥梁 is made of 2 characters: 桥 (10 strokes), 梁 (11 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.
Is 桥梁 an HSK word?
Yes. 桥梁 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 桥梁 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 桥梁 is written 橋梁.
What is the difference between 桥 and 桥梁?
桥 is the everyday word, as in 过桥 (guò qiáo, cross a bridge). 桥梁 sounds more formal and is preferred in engineering contexts and in figurative phrases like 友谊的桥梁 (a bridge of friendship).
Can 桥梁 be used with a measure word?
Yes, the usual measure word is 座 (zuò), as in 一座桥梁. In figurative use it often appears without a measure word, as in 起到桥梁作用 (qǐdào qiáoliáng zuòyòng, to serve as a bridge).