HSK 6 · Transport

立交桥 lìjiāoqiáo “overpass” in Chinese

Traditional 立交橋

What 立交桥 means

  1. overpass
  2. flyover
  3. interchange

How to say 立交桥

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale立lì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale交jiāo1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale桥qiáo2nd tone, rising

立交桥 in a sentence

  1. 北京有很多立交桥。

    Běijīng yǒu hěn duō lìjiāoqiáo.

    Beijing has lots of overpasses.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 过了立交桥再往左拐。

    Guò le lìjiāoqiáo zài wǎng zuǒ guǎi.

    Turn left after the overpass.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 立交桥 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 立 (lì) with each of its parts in a different colour
立lìto stand
  • 亠lid · tóu
  • 丷eight form of 八 · bā
  • 一one · yī
The character 交 (jiāo) with each of its parts in a different colour
交jiāoto hand over; to deliver; to pay
  • 六six · liù
  • 乂to govern · yì

Memory aidDrawn from a person with crossed legs: to cross, to hand over.

The character 桥 (qiáo) with each of its parts in a different colour
桥qiáobridge
  • 木tree · mùMeaning part
  • 乔tall · qiáoSound part

木 hints at the meaning (tree); 乔 (qiáo) hints at the sound. Compare it with qiáo.

How to write 立交桥

立 5 strokes · 交 6 strokes · 桥 10 strokes

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立交桥 (lìjiāoqiáo) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 立交桥 (lìjiāoqiáo). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 立交桥

Words with 立

立即lìjí · immediately立刻lìkè · immediately成立chénglì · to establish建立jiànlì · to establish独立dúlì · independent立足lìzú · to gain a foothold确立quèlì · to establish设立shèlì · to set up树立shùlì · to establish孤立gūlì · isolated

Words with 交

公交车gōngjiāochē · public transport vehicle交jiāo · to hand over交流jiāoliú · to exchange交通jiāotōng · traffic交往jiāowǎng · to associate with交换jiāohuàn · to exchange交际jiāojì · social interaction外交wàijiāo · diplomacy打交道dǎjiāodào · to come into contact with交代jiāodài · to explain

Words with 桥

桥qiáo · bridge桥梁qiáoliáng · bridge

More words: Everyday Things

航空hángkōng · aviation航行hángxíng · to sail桨jiǎng · oar舰艇jiàntǐng · naval vessel轮船lúnchuán · steamship轮胎lúntāi · tyre码头mǎtou · dock逆行nìxíng · to go the wrong way (against traffic)

FAQs

立交桥 (lìjiāoqiáo) means “overpass” or “flyover”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it lìjiāoqiáo: lì with a 4th tone, then jiāo with a 1st tone, then qiáo with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 立交桥 is written 立交橋. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type lijiaoqiao with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 立交桥 from the suggestions. Typing lijiaoqiao into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
立交桥 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.