梁 liáng — (surname); beam of roof; bridge; beam of roof
这座桥的桥梁是用钢铁建成的。Zhè zuò qiáo de qiáo liáng shì yòng gāng tiě jiàn chéng de.The beams of this bridge are made of steel.
Common words: 桥梁 (qiáo liáng)、脊梁 (jǐ liáng)、栋梁 (dòng liáng)
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Chinese characters meaning "beam of roof"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "beam of roof", including 梁 (liáng), 梁 (liáng). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "beam of roof" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 梁 (liáng), 梁 (liáng) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters happen to share the reading liáng, so lean on the words and written forms to tell them apart. The example sentences further down show how 梁 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 梁 liáng(surname); beam of roof; bridge; beam of roofUseful words: 桥梁, 脊梁
- 梁 liáng(surname); beam of roof; bridge; beam of roofUseful words: 桥梁, 脊梁
Common words for these 2 "beam of roof" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 梁 (liáng) — so "beam of roof" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
桥梁qiáo liángbridge (lit. and fig.)脊梁jǐ liángbackbone; spine; Taiwan pr.栋梁dòng liángridgepole; ridgepole and beams; person able to bear heavy responsibility; mainstay (of organization)桥梁qiáo liángbridge (lit. and fig.)脊梁jǐ liángbackbone; spine; Taiwan pr.栋梁dòng liángridgepole; ridgepole and beams; person able to bear heavy responsibility; mainstay (of organization)
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梁 liáng — (surname); beam of roof; bridge; beam of roof
这座桥的桥梁是用钢铁建成的。Zhè zuò qiáo de qiáo liáng shì yòng gāng tiě jiàn chéng de.The beams of this bridge are made of steel.
Common words: 桥梁 (qiáo liáng)、脊梁 (jǐ liáng)、栋梁 (dòng liáng)
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