Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
建筑
jiànzhù
Description
"建筑"可以指房子、大楼这样的东西，也可以指盖房子的活动。
"建筑" can refer to things like houses and buildings, or to the activity of constructing houses.
这个城市有很多又高又漂亮的建筑。
This city has many tall and beautiful 建筑.
Meanings
建筑jiànzhù
a building; a structure
这座建筑非常古老。
This building is very old.
建筑jiànzhù
to build; construction (as an activity or field)
他在大学学习建筑。
He studies architecture at university.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
建 (to build) + 筑 (to construct), two similar characters combined for emphasis.
- Nuance
often used for buildings and the field of architecture; 建设 is broader construction/development.
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