竣 jùn
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 立 — to stand
- Made of
- 立 to stand 夋 to dawdle
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
竣工
jùngōng
to complete construction
Characters in this word
工 gōng
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 工 — labor, work
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 这座跨海大桥一旦竣工，将把两岸的通勤时间缩短一半。 Zhè zuò kuàhǎi dàqiáo yídàn jùngōng, jiāng bǎ liǎng'àn de tōngqín shíjiān suōduǎn yíbàn. Once this cross-sea bridge is completed, it will cut commuting time between the two shores by half.
- 新学校明年夏天就能竣工，孩子们可以搬进去上课。 Xīn xuéxiào míngnián xiàtiān jiù néng jùngōng, háizimen kěyǐ bān jìnqù shàngkè. The new school can be completed next summer, and the children can move in for classes.
- 大楼昨天正式竣工，工人们高兴地拍了合影。 Dàlóu zuótiān zhèngshì jùngōng, gōngrénmen gāoxìng de pāi le héyǐng. The building was officially completed yesterday, and the workers happily took a group photo.