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建造

jiàn zàoㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄗㄠˋ

Sino-Vietnamese: KIẾN TẠO

Traditional: 建造

HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 5

Meaning(verb, verbal noun)

to construct; to build

Examples

  • 这座桥是十年前建造的。

    zhè zuò qiáo shì shí nián qián jiàn zào de.

    This bridge was built ten years ago.

  • 他们打算在这里建造一所学校。

    tā men dǎ suàn zài zhè lǐ jiàn zào yì suǒ xué xiào.

    They plan to build a school here.

  • 建造这座大楼用了两年。

    jiàn zào zhè zuò dà lóu yòng le liǎng nián.

    It took two years to build this tower.

Easily confused

  • 建设 — 建设 is building in a broad sense (建设国家); 建造 is constructing specific structures (houses, bridges, ships).

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Stroke order

KIẾN · 8 strokes

to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct

TẠO · 10 strokes

to make; to build; to manufacture; to invent; to fabricate; to go to; party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement); crop; classifier for crops

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