qiáo liáng
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这座桥梁横跨长江。
Zhè zuò qiáo liáng héng kuà cháng jiāng.
This bridge spans the Yangtze River.
这座桥梁是连接两岸的纽带。
Zhè zuò qiáo liáng shì lián jiē liǎng àn de niǔ dài.
This bridge is a link between the two banks.
这座桥梁是城市的地标之一。
Zhè zuò qiáo liáng shì chéng shì de dì biāo zhī yī.
This bridge is one of the city's landmarks.
桥 (qiáo)
bridge
梁 (liáng)
beam
隧道 (suìdào)
tunnel
涵洞 (hándòng)
culvert
The Chinese word 桥梁 (qiáo liáng) for "bridge" is a compound of two characters: 桥 (qiáo), meaning "bridge," and 梁 (liáng), meaning "beam." The character 桥 is a pictograph depicting a simple bridge made of two logs placed over a river. The character 梁 is a phonetic loan character, originally used to represent the word for "beam," but later adopted to represent the word for "bridge" due to their similar pronunciations. The combination of these two characters creates the word 桥梁, which specifically refers to a structure that spans a physical obstacle, such as a river or a valley, allowing people or vehicles to cross.
