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天桥 (tiān qiáo): Overpass / pedestrian bridge (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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天桥 consists of 2 characters.

sky, heaven, or the celestial realm

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Pinyintiān qiáo

MeaningOverpass / pedestrian bridge

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word天桥

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 天桥.

Words with 天

今天jīn tiānHSK 1
天气tiān qìHSK 1
明天míng tiānHSK 1
昨天zuó tiānHSK 1
白天bái tiānHSK 1
星期天Xīng qī tiānHSK 1
冬天dōng tiānHSK 3
前天qián tiānHSK 3

Words with 桥

桥梁qiáo liángHSK 6
立交桥lì jiāo qiáoHSK 6
栈桥zhàn qiáo
桥墩qiáo dūn

3.

How to Use 天桥 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 天桥 with other words naturally.

Noun + Locative

tiān天

qiáo桥

shàng上

neutral

on the overpass

tiān天

qiáo桥

dǐ底

xia下

informalSpoken

Measure Word + Nounwith座

yí一

zuò座

tiān天

qiáo桥

Adjective + Nounwith人行

rén人

xíng行

tiān天

qiáo桥

Verb + Objectwith过

guò过

tiān天

qiáo桥

neutral

cross the overpass

4.

Example Sentences with 天桥

wǒ我

zǒu走

guò过

tiān天

qiáo桥

。

I walk across the overpass.

under the overpass

neutral

an overpass

neutral

pedestrian overpass

zhè这

zuò座

xīn新

jiàn建

de的

tiān天

qiáo桥

cǎi采

yòng用

le了

wú无

zhàng障

ài碍

shè设

jì计

，

fāng方

biàn便

lún轮

yǐ椅

tōng通

xíng行

。

This newly built overpass adopts barrier-free design, facilitating wheelchair access.

nǐ你

què确

dìng定

chuān穿

guò过

qián前

miàn面

nà那

zuò座

tiān天

qiáo桥

jiù就

néng能

zhǎo找

dào到

dì地

tiě铁

zhàn站

ma吗

？

Are you sure we can find the subway station by crossing that overpass ahead?

tiān天

qiáo桥

shàng上

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

rén人

zài在

pāi拍

zhào照

。

There are many people taking photos on the overpass.

yóu由

yú于

shī施

gōng工

，

nà那

zuò座

tiān天

qiáo桥

zàn暂

shí时

jìn禁

zhǐ止

xíng行

rén人

tōng通

xíng行

。

Due to construction, that pedestrian bridge is temporarily closed to pedestrians.

měi每

tiān天

bàng傍

wǎn晚

，

wǒ我

dōu都

xǐ喜

huan欢

zài在

tiān天

qiáo桥

shàng上

zhù驻

zú足

piàn片

kè刻

，

xīn欣

shǎng赏

chéng城

shì市

yè夜

jǐng景

。

Every evening, I like to pause for a moment on the overpass to enjoy the city's night view.

wèi为

le了

ān安

quán全

，

xíng行

rén人

yīng应

gāi该

shǐ使

yòng用

tiān天

qiáo桥

guò过

mǎ马

lù路

。

For safety, pedestrians should use the overpass to cross the road.

suī虽

rán然

zǒu走

tiān天

qiáo桥

rào绕

le了

diǎn点

lù路

，

dàn但

wèi为

le了

ān安

quán全

kǎo考

lǜ虑

hái还

shì是

zhí值

dé得

de的

。

Although taking the overpass is a bit of a detour, it's worth it for safety reasons.