建筑

建築

jiànzhù

noun HSK 5 #2,284

Measure Word

一栋建筑 dòng

Meanings

1 building; structure; architecture
2 to construct; to build

Characters

to build; to establish

to build; to construct

Examples

这栋建筑有一百年的历史了。

Zhè dòng jiànzhù yǒu yī bǎi nián de lìshǐ le.

This building has a hundred years of history.

他学的是建筑专业。

Tā xué de shì jiànzhù zhuānyè.

He studied architecture.

北京有很多古老的建筑。

Běijīng yǒu hěn duō gǔlǎo de jiànzhù.

Beijing has many ancient buildings.

In Pop Culture

故宫 Gùgōng

Forbidden City

world's largest palace complex — literally 'old palace', over 9,000 rooms

Stroke Order

建 jiàn

筑 zhù