桥

• 拼音: qiáo
• 汉字拆解: 桥 = 木 (wood) + 乔 (tall, phonetic); bridges were originally tall wooden structures

含义

Bridge. A structure built over a river, road, or obstacle to allow crossing.

Used both literally for physical bridges and figuratively as a link or connection between things (友谊的桥梁 = bridge of friendship). China is famous for many iconic bridges, so 桥 appears often in place names and cultural references. A fundamental everyday noun.

例句

1. 这座桥已经有一百多年的历史了。
2. 过了前面那座桥就到我家了。
3. 他们在河上建了一座新桥。

用法指南

语境: geography, travel, daily life

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我们从那座桥走过去吧。(Let's walk across that bridge.)
• 长江上有很多大桥。(There are many great bridges over the Yangtze River.)

错误说法

• 你是我的桥。(Don't say 'you are my bridge' to a person — the figurative form is 桥梁, and it sounds awkward applied directly to a person. Say 你是我们之间的桥梁.)

起源与历史

桥 is simplified from 橋. The traditional form has 木 (wood) + 喬 (tall), reflecting that ancient bridges were tall wooden structures spanning rivers and valleys.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal