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建造

jiàn zào · jian zao

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Meaning

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  1. to construct; to build
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A city of blocks

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)用(yòng)积木(jīmù)建造(jiànzào)一座(yīzuò)城市(chéngshì)吧(ba)！

    Let's build a city out of blocks!

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)！我(wǒ)来(lái)建造(jiànzào)大桥(dàqiáo)，你(nǐ)来(lái)建造(jiànzào)高楼(gāolóu)。

    OK! I'll build the bridge, and you build the tall tower.

  3. Dengdeng

    高楼(gāolóu)要(yào)建(jiàn)得(de)很高(hěngāo)很高(hěngāo)。

    The tower has to be built very, very tall.

  4. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)建造(jiànzào)了(le)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)！糟了(zāole)，积木(jīmù)倒了(dǎole)。

    We built for an hour! Oh no, the blocks fell down.

  5. Dengdeng

    没关系(méiguānxi)，明天(míngtiān)再(zài)建造(jiànzào)一座(yīzuò)。

    It's fine. We'll build another one tomorrow.

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2 examples
01

到(dào)处(chù)都(dōu)是(shì)新(xīn)建(jiàn)造(zào)的(de)楼(lóu)房(fáng)。

New buildings are being built here, there and everywhere.

Tatoeba: Chinese by eastasiastudent · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)不(bù)能(néng)在(zài)沼(zhǎo)泽(zé)地(dì)上(shang)建(jiàn)造(zào)建(jiàn)筑(zhù)物(wù)。

You can't build buildings on swampy land.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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