立交桥 lìjiāoqiáo

1. overpass
2. one road goes on top of another
3. cloverleaf intersection

These meanings come from the same dictionary that powers the Chinese to Pinyin translator and the Chinese to English translator, so a whole sentence containing 立交桥 will read it the same way this page does.

立交桥 is written with 3 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

What does 立交桥 mean in English?

立交桥 is pronounced lìjiāoqiáo and means overpass, one road goes on top of another, cloverleaf intersection.

How do you pronounce 立交桥?

立交桥 is lìjiāoqiáo in pinyin — written lijiaoqiao without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 立交桥?

立交桥 is written with 3 characters: 立 (lì) Stand up (set up - immediately), 交 (jiāo) Hand in (intersect - pay - friendship - boundary), 桥 (qiáo) Bridge. Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 立交桥 written in traditional Chinese?

立交橋. The simplified form 立交桥 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 立交橋 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced lìjiāoqiáo.

Is 立交桥 an HSK word?

Yes — 立交桥 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.