to pull sb close to oneself / (fig.) (typically followed by 距離|距离[ju4 li2]) to bridge (the distance between people) (i.e. to build a closer relationship)
通车
tōng chē
to open to traffic (e.g. new bridge, rail line etc) / (of a locality) to have a transportation service / (Tw) to commute
lit. source is distant and the flow is long (idiom) / fig. sth goes back to the dim and distant past / a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then
Lugou Bridge or Marco Polo Bridge in southwest of Beijing, the scene of a conflict that marked the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭|抗日战争[Kang4 Ri4 Zhan4 zheng1]
鹊桥
què qiáo
magpie bridge across the Milky Way between Altair and Vega where Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 / are allowed an annual meeting
bridgehead (military) / stronghold serving as a base for advancing further into enemy territory / bridge tower (ornamental structure at either end of a bridge) / (fig.) gateway (place that provides access to other places beyond it) / bridgehead (key location serving as a base for further expansion)
跨海大桥
kuà hǎi dà qiáo
bay bridge (elevated bridge across stretch of water)
事过境迁
shì guò jìng qiān
The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiom). / It is water under the bridge.
承前启后
chéng qián qǐ hòu
to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) / part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
过河拆桥
guò hé chāi qiáo
lit. to destroy the bridge after crossing the river (idiom) / fig. to abandon one's benefactor upon achieving one's goal
Zhaozhou Bridge over Xiao River 洨河[Xiao2 He2] in Zhao county 趙縣|赵县[Zhao4 Xian4], Shijiazhuang, Hebei, dating back to the Sui dynasty 隋代[Sui2 dai4] (581-617) and the world's oldest extant stone arch bridge
泸定桥
Lú dìng qiáo
Luding Bridge over Dadu river 大渡河[Da4 du4 he2] in Sichuan, built by Kangxi in 1706, linking Luding county Sichuan Luding county 瀘定縣|泸定县[Lu2 ding4 xian4] with Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州|甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
芦沟桥
Lú gōu Qiáo
Lugou Bridge or Marco Polo Bridge in southwest of Beijing, the scene of a conflict that marked the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭|抗日战争[Kang4 Ri4 Zhan4 zheng1]
At the bridge building site, 1956 novel by Liu Binyan 劉賓雁|刘宾雁
契约桥牌
qì yuē qiáo pái
contract bridge (card game)
尾生
Wěi Shēng
Wei Sheng (legendary character who waited for his love under a bridge until he was drowned in the surging waters) / sb who keeps to their word no matter what
qiáo