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筑巢 (zhù cháo): Build a nest (verb phrase) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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筑巢 consists of 2 characters.

筑 • zhù • to build, construct • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhù筑

to build, construct

巢 • cháo • nest, den, lair

cháo巢

nest, den, lair

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Pinyinzhù cháo

Meaningbuild a nest

Characters2

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Syntaxverb phrase

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Example Sentences with 筑巢

Xiǎo小

niǎo鸟

zài在

shù树

shàng上

zhù筑

cháo巢

。

The little bird builds a nest in the tree.

Chūn春

tiān天

lái来

le了

，

yàn燕

zi子

kāi开

shǐ始

zhù

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 筑巢.

Words with 筑

建筑jiàn zhùbuild; construct; erect
建筑物jiàn zhù wùbuilding
建筑学jiàn zhù xuéarchitecture (academic field)
建筑师jiàn zhù shī

筑

cháo巢

。

Spring has come, and swallows start building nests.

architect

Words with 巢

巢穴cháo xuénests
鸟巢niǎo cháoBird's nest
卵巢luǎn cháoovary
老巢lǎo cháolair, hideout
蜂巢fēng cháobeehive