违章建筑

違章建築

wéizhāngjiànzhù

noun

Meanings

1 illegal construction
2 unauthorized building
3 structure built in violation of regulations

Characters

rule / regulation (违章 = violate regulations)

to construct (建筑 = building)

Examples

城管部门拆除了这栋违章建筑。

Chéngguǎn bùmén chāichúle zhè dòng wéizhāng jiànzhù.

The urban management authority demolished this illegal building.

违章建筑不能办理房产证。

Wéizhāng jiànzhù bùnéng bànlǐ fángchǎnzhèng.

An unauthorized building cannot be issued a property certificate.

Tips

usage

Often abbreviated 违建 (wéijiàn). Covers buildings without a 规划许可证 (planning permit) or 施工许可证 (construction permit), rural houses on 基本农田, rooftop additions on urban apartments, etc. The standard administrative penalty is 限期拆除 (demolish within a deadline) or 没收 (confiscate).

Stroke Order

违 wéi

章 zhāng

建 jiàn

筑 zhù