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座 zuò

The Chinese measure word for buildings, mountains and bridges.

座 counts large things that stay in one place: buildings, mountains, bridges, towers, cities and islands.

  • 一座山yí zuò shāna mountain
  • 一座桥yí zuò qiáoa bridge
  • 一座城市yí zuò chéngshìa city

48 nouns that take 座

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房子fáng zihouse; building (single- or two-story)医院yī yuànhospital楼lóuhouse with more than 1 story; storied building城市chéng shìcity; town岛dǎoisland钟zhōnga (large) bell; clock城chéngcity walls; city山shānmountain; hill; (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on公园gōng yuánpark (for public recreation)塔tǎpagoda; tower大楼dà lóubuilding (a relatively large, multistory one)桥qiáobridge工厂gōng chǎngfactory花园huā yuángarden剧院jù yuàntheater帐篷zhàng pengtent结构jié gòustructure; composition别墅bié shùvilla村庄cūn zhuāngvillage; hamlet炮pàocannon; firecracker电影院diàn yǐng yuàncinema; movie theater大使馆dà shǐ guǎnembassy宫殿gōng diànpalace灯塔dēng tǎlighthouse坟féngrave; tomb体育场tǐ yù chǎngstadium冰山bīng shāniceberg; ice-covered mountain礼堂lǐ tángassembly hall; auditorium庙miàotemple; ancestral shrine唐人街Táng rén JiēChinatown水库shuǐ kùreservoir寺院sì yuàncloister; temple公寓楼gōng yù lóuapartment building楼房lóu fánga building of two or more stories荒岛huāng dǎobarren or uninhabited island摩天大楼mó tiān dà lóuskyscraper办公楼bàn gōng lóuoffice building避风港bì fēng gǎnghaven; refuge; harbor高楼gāo lóuhigh building; multistory building厂房chǎng fánga building used as a factory; factory (building)摩天大厦mó tiān dà shàskyscraper摩天楼mó tiān lóuskyscraper铜像tóng xiàngbronze statue住宅楼zhù zhái lóuresidential building宿舍楼sù shè lóudormitory building堡寨bǎo zhàifort; fortress造币厂zào bì chǎngmint高塔gāo tǎtower

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The nouns come from the measure-word notes in CC-CEDICT, ordered by how often each word appears in film and TV subtitles. Many nouns take more than one measure word, and 个 often works in casual speech.