築
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zhù · building

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16Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 築

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Example sentences

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Tā shì yì míng jiàn zhù shī.他是一名建築師。

He's an architect.

Source: Tatoeba #5776829 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nà zuò jiàn zhù wù jiù shì wǒ mén de xué xiào le.那座建築物就是我們的學校了。

That building is our school.

Source: Tatoeba #372365 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shān shàng de nà dòng jiàn zhù wù jiù shì wǒ mén de xué xiào le.山上的那棟建築物就是我們的學校了。

The building on the hill is our school.

Source: Tatoeba #611931 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ bù néng zài zhǎo zé dì shàng jiàn zào jiàn zhù wù.你不能在沼澤地上建造建築物。

You can't build buildings on swampy land.

Source: Tatoeba #896381 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nà dòng bái sè de jiàn zhù wù shì yì jiā yī yuàn.那棟白色的建築物是一家醫院。

That white building is a hospital.

Source: Tatoeba #873301 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ huì zài shān jiǎo xià kàn dào yí dòng bái sè de jiàn zhù wù.你會在山腳下看到一棟白色的建築物。

At the foot of the hill you'll see a white building.

Source: Tatoeba #10640274 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 築 in context

  1. Say zhù, then recall the core meaning: building.
  2. Write all 16 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 築 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.