栋 meaning in English
classifier for houses or buildings; ridgepole (old)
Meaning of 栋
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
dòng
- classifier for houses or buildings
- ridgepole (old)
栋 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
他给自己盖了一栋新房子。
He built a new house for himself.
您能看到那栋小房子吗？
Can you see that small house?
他们住在一栋大房子里。
They live in a big house.
你真是自己造了这栋房子吗？
Is it true that you built this house by yourself?
最近我搬到另一栋公寓。
Recently I moved to another apartment.
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栋 dòng · classifier for houses or buildings · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 栋.
| 栋梁 | dòngliáng | ridgepole; ridgepole and beams |
Questions about 栋
What does 栋 mean?
栋 (dòng) means "classifier for houses or buildings; ridgepole (old)" and is used as a measure word.
How do you write 栋?
栋 is made of 1 character: 栋 (9 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.
Is 栋 an HSK word?
Yes. 栋 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 栋 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 栋 is written 棟.