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HSK
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *桥* | 桥* | *桥
bridge / CL:
HSK 3
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
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge
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
(loanword) / pass (for gaining admittance) / to pass (in a game of bridge etc) / to get through; to pass (an exam etc)
dental bridge
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
overhead walkway / pedestrian bridge
HSK 7-9
suspension bridge
a small bridge over a flowing stream
bay bridge (elevated bridge across stretch of water)
The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiom). / It is water under the bridge.
lit. ferry bridge / fig. interim measure over some difficulty / a guide
(cinema, literature etc) scene / trope / plot device / (songwriting) bridge
bridge of the nose
bridge (lit. and fig.)
HSK 6
bridge loan
lit. when the boat reaches the bridge, it will pass underneath without trouble (proverb) / fig. everything will be all right
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
Seventeen-Arch Bridge in the Summer Palace 頤和園|颐和园, Beijing
bridging loan
(gymnastics) to do a bridge / to do a crab
lit. to destroy the bridge after crossing the river (idiom) / fig. to abandon one's benefactor upon achieving one's goal
to join by or as if by a bridge; to bridge
bridge (of a naval ship)
plate girder bridge
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *梁* | 梁* | *梁
roof beam / beam (structure) / bridge
bridge pier
either end of a bridge / a bridgehead
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)
temporary bridge
single-log bridge / (fig.) difficult path
H bridge (electronics)
vulnerable (in bridge)
to bridge over / (linguistics) colligation
H bridge (electronics)
to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
arch bridge
the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later / We'll cross that bridge when we get there
covered bridge / (aviation) passenger boarding bridge; jet bridge
(network) bridge
drawbridge / suspension bridge
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
bridge approach
double arched bridge
to join the two sections (of a linear structure: bridge, dike etc) to complete its construction
Donghai Bridge, 32.5 km bridge between Shanghai and the offshore Yangshan deep-water port
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
to bid (bridge and similar card games)
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
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)
skywalk; pedestrian bridge
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
contract bridge (card game)
a humpback bridge
transitional / bridging
dummy (in bridge)
pontoon bridge
to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
lit. pearl flows, jade moves on (idiom); fig. the passage of time / water under the bridge
three-dimensional road junction (i.e. involving flyover bridges or underpass tunnels) / overpass
high trestle bridge / viaduct / flyover
boarding gate (at airport) / aircraft boarding bridge
Xianyang Bridge
to collapse (of building, dam or bridge)
roadway / floor / deck / bridge floor
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)
air bridge / aircraft boarding bridge
without a retreat route / caught in a dead end / having burned one's bridges
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *矼* | 矼* | *矼
stone bridge
Eurasian land bridge (rail line linking China and Europe)
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
flyover (road bridge)
bridging loan
Tsing Ma Bridge (to Hong Kong Airport)
Brooklyn Bridge
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *彴* | 彴* | *彴
bridge
The Broken Bridge (at West Lake in Hangzhou)
to bridge / to put up a bridge
bridge (networking)
road bridge
half bridge (electronics)
non-vulnerable (in bridge)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *圯* | 圯* | *圯
bridge, bank
to conclude a treaty / to make an agreement / contract (at bridge)
bridging loan
contract bridge (card game)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *堍* | 堍* | *堍
side of bridge


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