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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *座* | 座* | *座
seat / base; stand / (bound form) constellation / (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座|师座) / classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc
HSK 2
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *桥* | 桥* | *桥
bridge / CL:
HSK 3
bridge (lit. and fig.)
HSK 6
to open to traffic (e.g. new bridge, rail line etc) / (of a locality) to have a transportation service / (Tw) to commute
HSK 7-9
overhead walkway / pedestrian bridge
HSK 7-9
H bridge (electronics)
bridgehead (military) / stronghold serving as a base for advancing further into enemy territory / bridge tower (ornamental structure at either end of a bridge) / (fig.) gateway (place that provides access to other places beyond it) / bridgehead (key location serving as a base for further expansion)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *梁* | 梁* | *梁
roof beam / beam (structure) / bridge
to join the two sections (of a linear structure: bridge, dike etc) to complete its construction
either end of a bridge / a bridgehead
to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge
The Broken Bridge (at West Lake in Hangzhou)
bridge pier
arch bridge
roadway / floor / deck / bridge floor
pontoon bridge
to collapse (of building, dam or bridge)
(cinema, literature etc) scene / trope / plot device / (songwriting) bridge
road bridge
lit. source is distant and the flow is long (idiom); fig. sth goes back to the dim and distant past / a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then
to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later / We'll cross that bridge when we get there
contract bridge (card game)
drawbridge / suspension bridge
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
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
covered bridge / (aviation) passenger boarding bridge; jet bridge
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *圯* | 圯* | *圯
bridge, bank
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *堍* | 堍* | *堍
side of bridge
to bridge / to put up a bridge
bridge approach
lit. to destroy the bridge after crossing the river (idiom) / fig. to abandon one's benefactor upon achieving one's goal
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *彴* | 彴* | *彴
bridge
flyover (road bridge)
bridge of the nose
bridge (of a naval ship)
temporary bridge
Zhaozhou Bridge over Xiao River 洨河 in Zhao county 趙縣|赵县, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, dating back to the Sui dynasty 隋代 (581-617) and the world's oldest extant stone arch bridge
The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiom). / It is water under the bridge.
to bid (bridge and similar card games)
to conclude a treaty / to make an agreement / contract (at bridge)
lit. ferry bridge / fig. interim measure over some difficulty / a guide
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *矼* | 矼* | *矼
stone bridge
(gymnastics) to do a bridge / to do a crab
to join by or as if by a bridge; to bridge
to pull sb close to oneself / (fig.) (typically followed by 距離|距离) to bridge (the distance between people) (i.e. to build a closer relationship)
to bridge over / (linguistics) colligation
Wei Sheng (legendary character who waited for his love under a bridge until he was drowned in the surging waters) / sb who keeps to their word no matter what
(network) bridge
a small bridge over a flowing stream
without a retreat route / caught in a dead end / having burned one's bridges
single-log bridge / (fig.) difficult path
(loanword) / pass (for gaining admittance) / to pass (in a game of bridge etc) / to get through; to pass (an exam etc)
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
(electricity) bridge rectifier
high trestle bridge / viaduct / flyover
bay bridge (elevated bridge across stretch of water)
bridge (networking)
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
transitional / bridging
vulnerable (in bridge)
Brooklyn Bridge
Tsing Ma Bridge (to Hong Kong Airport)
H bridge (electronics)
Donghai Bridge, 32.5 km bridge between Shanghai and the offshore Yangshan deep-water port
Luding Bridge over Dadu river 大渡河 in Sichuan, built by Kangxi in 1706, linking Luding county Sichuan Luding county 瀘定縣|泸定县 with Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州
to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom) / fig. you go your way, I'll go mine / you do it your way, I'll do it mine
suspension bridge
lit. pearl flows, jade moves on (idiom); fig. the passage of time / water under the bridge
boarding gate (at airport) / aircraft boarding bridge
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
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
Eurasian land bridge (rail line linking China and Europe)
Seventeen-Arch Bridge in the Summer Palace 頤和園|颐和园, Beijing
half bridge (electronics)
Xianyang Bridge
contract bridge (card game)
dummy (in bridge)
plate girder bridge
non-vulnerable (in bridge)
dental bridge
air bridge / aircraft boarding bridge
three-dimensional road junction (i.e. involving flyover bridges or underpass tunnels) / overpass
a humpback bridge
bridging loan
lit. when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem / no point in worrying about sth until it actually happens (idiom)
lit. when the boat reaches the bridge, it will pass underneath without trouble (proverb) / fig. everything will be all right
bridge loan
bridging loan
bridging loan
skywalk; pedestrian bridge
double arched bridge


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