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栋

dòng · dong

Traditional 棟

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. classifier for houses or buildings
  2. ridgepole (old)
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Which building?

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)住(zhù)哪(nǎ)一栋(yīdòng)楼(lóu)？

    Liangliang, which building do you live in?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)住(zhù)五栋(wǔdòng)，三楼(sānlóu)。

    I live in Building 5, third floor.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)刚才(gāngcái)去(qù)了(le)三栋(sāndòng)，你(nǐ)不在(bùzài)。

    I just went to Building 3. You weren't there.

  4. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)小区(xiǎoqū)有(yǒu)十栋(shídòng)楼(lóu)，别(bié)走错(zǒucuò)。

    This compound has ten buildings. Don't go to the wrong one.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)到(dào)这一栋(zhèyīdòng)三楼(sānlóu)了(le)，怎么(zěnme)没人(méirén)开门(kāimén)？

    I'm at the third floor of this building. Why does nobody open the door?

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)楼牌(lóupái)，这(zhè)是(shì)六栋(liùdòng)，不是(bùshì)五栋(wǔdòng)！

    Look at the sign. This is Building 6, not Building 5!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)栋(dòng)老(lǎo)房(fáng)子(zi)去(qù)年(nián)被(bèi)拆(chāi)掉(diào)了(le)。

That old building was torn down last year.

02

小(xiǎo)区(qū)里(lǐ)新(xīn)盖(gài)了(le)三(sān)栋(dòng)住(zhù)宅(zhái)楼(lóu)。

Three new residential buildings were put up in the neighborhood.

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