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建筑

jiàn zhù · jian zhu

Traditional 建築

HSK 5Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. to construct
  2. building
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Old hutong buildings

  1. Liangliang

    这条(zhètiáo)胡同(hútòng)的(de)建筑(jiànzhù)真(zhēn)有意思(yǒuyìsi)。

    The buildings on this hutong are interesting.

  2. Dengdeng

    是(shì)啊(a)，这些(zhèxiē)建筑(jiànzhù)都(dōu)有(yǒu)一百多年(yībǎiduōnián)了(le)。

    Yes, these buildings are over a hundred years old.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)知道(zhīdào)最老(zuìlǎo)的(de)那栋(nàdòng)建筑(jiànzhù)以前(yǐqián)是(shì)做(zuò)什么(shénme)的吗(dema)？

    Do you know what the oldest building used to be?

  4. Dengdeng

    听说(tīngshuō)以前(yǐqián)是(shì)学校(xuéxiào)。

    I heard it used to be a school.

  5. Liangliang

    现在(xiànzài)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    And now?

  6. Dengdeng

    现在(xiànzài)是(shì)一家(yījiā)卖(mài)冰淇淋(bīngqílín)的(de)店(diàn)。我们(wǒmen)进去(jìnqù)看看(kànkan)吧(ba)！

    Now it is an ice cream shop. Let us go in!

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2 examples
01

你(nǐ)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)讨(tǎo)论(lùn)建(jiàn)筑(zhù)，不(bú)是(shì)吗(ma)？

You like to talk about architecture, don't you?

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by Objectivesea · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)们(men)保(bǎo)存(cún)了(le)这(zhè)建(jiàn)筑(zhù)。

They have preserved the building.

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

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