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建筑物

jiàn zhù wù · jian zhu wu

Traditional 建築物

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. building
  2. structure
  3. edifice
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In a conversation

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The teapot building

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那座(nàzuò)建筑物(jiànzhùwù)真(zhēn)特别(tèbié)！

    Look, that building is so unusual!

  2. Dengdeng

    它(tā)像(xiàng)一个(yīgè)大(dà)茶壶(cháhú)。

    It looks like a big teapot.

  3. Liangliang

    对(duì)，这(zhè)是(shì)城里(chénglǐ)最(zuì)有名(yǒumíng)的(de)建筑物(jiànzhùwù)。

    Yes, it's the most famous building in town.

  4. Dengdeng

    里面(lǐmiàn)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    What's inside?

  5. Liangliang

    听说(tīngshuō)是(shì)一家(yījiā)银行(yínháng)。

    I heard it's a bank.

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)还(hái)以为(yǐwéi)里面(lǐmiàn)是(shì)茶馆(cháguǎn)呢(ne)！

    I thought it was a teahouse inside!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

在(zài)建(jiàn)筑(zhù)物(wù)里(lǐ)的(de)所(suǒ)有(yǒu)人(rén)都(dōu)感(gǎn)觉(jué)到(dào)了(le)地(dì)震(zhèn)。

Everybody in the building felt the earthquake.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

那(nà)个(gè)建(jiàn)筑(zhù)物(wù)是(shì)男(nán)女(nǚ)都(dōu)可(kě)以(yǐ)住(zhù)宿(sù)的(de)胶(jiāo)囊(náng)酒(jiǔ)店(diàn)。

This building is a capsule hotel lodging men and women.

Tatoeba: Chinese by maple · English by wonkk · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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