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栋梁

dòng liáng

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 棟梁

栋梁 (dòng liáng) means "ridgepole; ridgepole and beams; person able to bear heavy responsibility". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 栋梁 means

1. ridgepole
2. ridgepole and beams
3. person able to bear heavy responsibility
4. mainstay (of organization)
5. pillar (of state)

The characters in 栋梁

• 栋dòngclassifier for houses or buildings; ridgepole (old)
• 梁liángroof beam; beam (structure); bridge

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