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建造

jiàn zào

HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word

建造 (jiàn zào) means "to construct; to build". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 建造 means

1. to construct; to build

The characters in 建造

• 建jiànto establish; to found; to set up
• 造zàoto make; to build; to manufacture

Example sentences

• 桥在建造中。
  The bridge is under construction.
• 大楼正在建造。
  The building is under construction.
• 这是杰克建造的房子。
  This is the house that Jack built.
• 他喜欢建造模型飞机。
  He likes to build model planes.
• 我建造了这个给你的。
  I built this for you.
• 到处都是新建造的楼房。
  Dàochù dōu shì xīnjiàn zào de lóufáng.
  New buildings are being built here, there and everywhere.

Words starting with 建造

• 建造师jiàn zào shīcertified construction engineer

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