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栋

dòng

measure word for buildings

Two tall apartment blocks and one small house stand side by side
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Character

栋 dòng

Strokes
9
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
木 tree 东 east, eastern, eastward
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 这栋楼在地震后出现裂缝,居民被临时转移到安全地点。 Zhè dòng lóu zài dìzhèn hòu chūxiàn lièfèng, jūmín bèi línshí zhuǎnyí dào ānquán dìdiǎn. This building developed cracks after the earthquake, and the residents were temporarily moved to a safe place.
  • 我家住的那栋楼有二十层。 Wǒ jiā zhù de nà dòng lóu yǒu èrshí céng. The building where my family lives has twenty floors.
  • 山脚下新盖了几栋小房子,很安静。 Shān jiǎo xià xīn gài le jǐ dòng xiǎo fángzi, hěn ānjìng. A few small houses have been newly built at the foot of the hill, and it is very quiet.

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