筑

zhù

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

1. short name for Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[guì yáng]
2. five-string lute
3. Taiwan pr. [zhú]
4. to build
5. to construct
6. to ram
7. to hit

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 建造 jiàn zào 建造 jiàn zào to construct 建造 is a common verb for construction; 筑 appears in compounds.: to construct
• 修筑 xiū zhù 修筑 xiū zhù to build 修筑 specifically means to build roads, dams, etc., often used with 筑.: to build

Synonyms

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• 建 jiàn 建 jiàn to establish Both mean to build or construct, but 筑 is more formal or literary.: to establish

Usage notes

Collocations

筑 is often used in compound words like 建筑 (construction) or 筑路 (build a road), not typically as a standalone verb.

Formality

筑 is more formal and literary compared to the everyday verb 建.

Example Sentences

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鸟儿 筑 巢。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 794057)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.

Words Containing 筑

• 建筑 建筑 jiàn zhù: to construct
• 建筑师 建筑师 jiàn zhù shī: architect
• 建筑物 建筑物 jiàn zhù wù: building
• 上层建筑 上层建筑 shàng céng jiàn zhù: superstructure
• 修筑 修筑 xiū zhù: to build
• 债台高筑 债台高筑 zhài tái gāo zhù: lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt
• 安徽建筑工业学院 安徽建筑工业学院 ān huī jiàn zhù gōng yè xué yuàn: Anhui University of Architecture
• 建筑学 建筑学 jiàn zhù xué: architectural
• 建筑工人 建筑工人 jiàn zhù gōng rén: construction worker
• 建筑业 建筑业 jiàn zhù yè: building industry
• 建筑群 建筑群 jiàn zhù qún: building complex
• 构筑 构筑 gòu zhù: to build
• 浇筑 浇筑 jiāo zhù: to pour (concrete etc)
• 版筑 版筑 bǎn zhù: to construct a rammed-earth wall
• 筑波 筑波 zhù bō: Tsukuba, university city in Ibaraki prefecture 茨城縣|茨城县[cí chéng xiàn], northeast of Tokyo, Japan
• 筑城 筑城 zhù chéng: fortification
• 筑室道谋 筑室道谋 zhù shì dào móu: lit. ask passers-by how to build one's house (idiom); fig. to have no idea what to do
• 筑巢 筑巢 zhù cháo: to nest; to build a nest
• 高层建筑 高层建筑 gāo céng jiàn zhù: high-rise building