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  • 1

    v.build; construct; erect; architecture

    • gōng rén hào shí liǎng nián jiàn zhù qiáo liáng

      工人耗时建筑桥梁

      The workers spent two years building the bridge.

    • jiàn zhù zhè jiān fáng wū huā fèi le tā wǔ wàn měi jīn

      建筑房屋花费美金

      The building of the house cost him fifty thousand dollars.

    • cūn zhǎng zǔ zhī dà jiā jiàn zhù dào lù

      村长组织大家建筑道路

      The village chief organized everyone to build the road.

  • 2

    n.building

    • zhè dòng jiàn zhù wài xíng xīn yǐng

      建筑外形新颖

      The building has a novel shape.

    • zhè shì wǒ guó de zhù míng jiàn zhù

      著名建筑

      This is a famous building in our country.

    • zhè ge chéng shì de jiàn zhù dōu hěn yǒu tè sè

      这个城市建筑特色

      The architecture of this city is very distinctive.

Word usage

  • Note
    1. "建筑" is different from "建设". The objects of "建筑" are mostly civil engineering; in addition to civil engineering, the objects of "建设" can also be "country", "life", "environment", "homeland", etc., and can be used widely. 2. "建筑" is different from "构筑". "构筑" cannot be used as a noun.
  • "建筑" is often matched with measure word "栋"or"座".
    • 建筑

      one building

    • 建筑

      one building

Chinese words with pinyin jian zhu