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栋梁 (dòng liáng): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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栋梁 (dòng liáng): Pillar / backbone (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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栋梁 consists of 2 characters.

ridgepole; [measure word for a building]

bridge; beam; roof beam

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Verb + Objectwith成为

chéng成

wéi为

dòng栋

liáng梁

neutral

become a pillar

Noun + Noun

shè社

huì会

dòng栋

liáng梁

formal

pillar of society

Idiomwith才

dòng栋

liáng梁

zhī之

cái才

Example Sentences with 栋梁

tā他

shì是

guó国

jiā家

de的

dòng栋

liáng梁

guó国

jiā家

dòng栋

liáng梁

formal

pillar of the nation

formal

Written

talent of great importance

。

He is a pillar of the nation.

tā他

bù不

jǐn仅

shì是

jiā家

tíng庭

de的

zhī支

zhù柱

，

gèng更

shì是

shè社

huì会

bù不

kě可

huò或

quē缺

de的

dòng栋

liáng梁

。

He is not only the pillar of his family but also an indispensable backbone of society.

rú如

guǒ果

méi没

yǒu有

zhè这

xiē些

kē科

jì技

rén人

cái才

zuò作

wéi为

dòng栋

liáng梁

，

chuàng创

xīn新

jiāng将

nán难

yǐ以

tuī推

jìn进

。

Without these tech talents as the backbone, innovation would be hard to advance.

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zhè这

xiē些

nián年

qīng轻

rén人

shì是

wèi未

lái来

de的

dòng栋

liáng梁

，

wǒ我

men们

yào要

hǎo好

hǎo好

péi培

yǎng养

tā他

men们

。

These young people are the pillars of the future, and we need to nurture them well.

nǐ你

rèn认

wéi为

shuí谁

cái才

shì是

zhī支

chēng撑

zhè这

ge

jǐn尽

guǎn管

miàn面

lín临

tiǎo挑

zhàn战

，

zhè这

xiē些

nián

zuò作

wéi为

gōng公

sī司

de的

dòng栋

liáng梁

，

tā他

zài在

rì日

cháng常

gōng工

zuò作

zhōng中

，

tā他

mò默

mò

个

xiàng项

mù目

jì继

xù续

fā发

zhǎn展

de的

dòng栋

liáng梁

？

Who do you think is the pillar that supports the continued development of this project?

年

qīng轻

dòng栋

liáng梁

yī依

rán然

zhǎn展

xiàn现

chū出

jīng惊

rén人

de的

rèn韧

xìng性

。

Despite facing challenges, these young pillars still demonstrate remarkable resilience.

dài

带

lǐng领

tuán团

duì队

qǔ取

dé得

le了

chū出

sè色

de的

yè业

jì绩

。

As a pillar of the company, he led the team to achieve outstanding performance.

默

chéng承

dān担

zhe着

tuán团

duì队

dòng栋

liáng梁

de的

jué角

sè色

。

In daily work, he quietly shoulders the role of the team's backbone.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 栋梁.

Words with 梁

桥梁qiáo liáng
脊梁jǐ liáng