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建造 (jiàn zào): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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建造 (jiàn zào): To construct (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

建造 consists of 2 characters.

to build, to establish, to construct

to make, to build, to create

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 建造.

Words with 建

建议jiàn yìHSK 4
修建xiū jiàn
兴建xīng jiàn
创建chuàng jiàn
基建jī jiàn
封建fēng jiàn
建交jiàn jiāo
建成jiàn chéng

Words with 造

创造chuàng zàoHSK 5
人造rén zào
伪造wěi zào
制造zhì zào
塑造sù zào
打造dǎ zào
改造gǎi zào
构造gòu zào

Example Sentences with 建造

zhè这

zuò座

qiáo桥

jiàn建

zào造

dé得

hěn很

láo牢

gù固

。

This bridge is built very solidly.

zhè这

zuò座

chéng城

shì市

zhèng正

zài在

jiàn建

zào造

yí一

zhè这

zuò座

qiáo桥

shì是

yòng用

gāng钢

tiě铁

jiàn建

zào造

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zhè这

zuò座

qiáo桥

jiàn建

zào造

dé得

fēi非

zuò座

xīn新

de的

dà大

qiáo桥

。

This city is constructing a new bridge.

de

的

。

This bridge is built with steel.

cháng常

jiān坚

gù固

。

This bridge is built very sturdy.

zhè这

zuò座

qiáng墙

shì是

yòng用

hāng夯

tǔ土

jiàn建

zào造

de的

。

This wall is built with rammed earth

gōng工

rén人

men们

zhèng正

zài在

qì砌

qiáng墙

jiàn建

zào造

xīn新

fáng房

。

Workers are building walls to construct a new house.

zhè这

zuò座

dà大

qiáo桥

shǐ使

yòng用

yōu优

zhì质

gāng钢

tiě铁

jiàn建

zào造

。

This bridge is built with high-quality steel

gōng工

yǐ蚁

men们

zhèng正

zài在

xīn辛

qín勤

dì地

jiàn建

zào造

cháo巢

xué穴

。

The worker ants are diligently building their nest

zài在

gǔ古

dài代

，

rén人

men们

jiàn建

zào造

bǎo堡

lěi垒

lái来

bǎo保

hù护

zì自

jǐ己

。

In ancient times, people built fortresses to protect themselves.

wǒ我

men们

xū需

yào要

àn按

zhào照

tú图

zhǐ纸

lái来

jiàn建

zào造

zhè这

zuò座

fáng房

zi子

。

We need to build this house according to the blueprint.