筑
zhù
short name for Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[Gui4 yang2]
five-string lute; Taiwan pr. [zhu2]; to build; to construct; to ram; to hit
bamboo (⺮) + consolidate (巩) = build and construct
巩 carries the sense of consolidating or reinforcing, while the bamboo radical reflects the ancient use of bamboo scaffolding and tools in construction. Together they evoke the physical act of building something solid.
他们正在筑一道新的围墙。
tā men zhèng zài zhù yī dào xīn de wéi qiáng。
They are building a new wall.
工人们用石头筑起了一座坚固的桥。
gōng rén men yòng shí tou zhù qǐ le yī zuò jiān gù de qiáo。
The workers built a sturdy bridge using stone.
Words with 筑
高层建筑
gāo céng jiàn zhù
high-rise building
上层建筑
shàng céng jiàn zhù
superstructure
修筑
xiū zhù
to build
债台高筑
zhài tái gāo zhù
lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt
建筑
jiàn zhù
to construct
建筑学
jiàn zhù xué
architectural
建筑工人
jiàn zhù gōng rén
construction worker
建筑师
jiàn zhù shī
architect
建筑业
jiàn zhù yè
building industry
建筑物
jiàn zhù wù
building
建筑群
jiàn zhù qún
building complex; cluster of buildings
板筑
bǎn zhù
variant of 版築|版筑[ban3 zhu4]