建筑 meaning in English

jiànzhù

to construct; building

HSK 5verbnounTraditional 建築20 strokes

Meaning of 建筑

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiànzhù

to construct
building

Measure word: 個|个

How to use 建筑

建筑 is most often a noun meaning a building or architecture, and it sounds a bit more formal than 楼 (lóu) or 房子 (fángzi). It can also be a verb meaning to construct, mostly in written or formal Chinese. Example: 这座建筑很有名。(Zhè zuò jiànzhù hěn yǒumíng.) This building is very famous.

建 (jiàn) means to build or set up, and 筑 (zhù) has the bamboo top ⺮, a reminder that people once used bamboo and wooden frames to build. Put them together and you get 建筑 (jiànzhù), building something up and the building that results.

Common mistake: Learners often write 筑 (zhù) without the bamboo top, or confuse it with 竹 (zhú, bamboo), which has a different tone. Also, 建筑 is not the everyday word for "build" in speech; for building a house people usually say 盖房子 (gài fángzi) or use 修建 (xiūjiàn) or 建造 (jiànzào).

建筑 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ将jiāng车chē停tíng在zài建jiàn筑zhù物wù后hòu面miàn。

I parked behind the building.

士shì兵bīng们men占zhàn领lǐng了le这zhè个ge建jiàn筑zhù。

The soldiers occupied the building.

请qǐng在zài建jiàn筑zhù的de入rù口kǒu处chù等děng我wǒ。

Please wait for me at the entrance of the building.

你nǐ喜xǐ欢huān讨tǎo论lùn建jiàn筑zhù，不bú是shì吗ma？

You like to talk about architecture, don't you?

那nà座zuò建jiàn筑zhù物wù会huì在zài一yī年nián内nèi完wán工gōng。

The building will be completed in a year.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

建 jiàn · to establish · 8 strokes

筑 zhù · to build · 12 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 建筑.

建议	jiànyì	to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation (CL:點\|点[dian3])
建立	jiànlì	to establish; to set up
建设	jiànshè	to build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute
建成	jiànchéng	to establish; to build
建造	jiànzào	to construct; to build
修建	xiūjiàn	to build; to construct
重建	chóngjiàn	to rebuild; to reconstruct; to reestablish
创建	chuàngjiàn	to found; to establish
构建	gòujiàn	to construct (sth abstract)
建筑物	jiànzhùwù	building; structure
建筑师	jiànzhùshī	architect
组建	zǔjiàn	to organize; to set up

Questions about 建筑

What does 建筑 mean?

建筑 (jiànzhù) means "to construct; building" and is used as a verb and noun.

How do you write 建筑?

建筑 is made of 2 characters: 建 (8 strokes), 筑 (12 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.

Is 建筑 an HSK word?

Yes. 建筑 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 建筑 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 建筑 is written 建築.

What measure word goes with 建筑?

Use 座 (zuò) for large, solid buildings, as in 一座建筑 (yí zuò jiànzhù). 栋 (dòng) is also common for individual buildings.

How do you say architect or architecture in Chinese?

An architect is 建筑师 (jiànzhùshī). Architecture as a field of study is 建筑学 (jiànzhùxué), and 建筑 alone can also mean architecture in general, as in 中国建筑 (Zhōngguó jiànzhù), Chinese architecture.