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Simplified
Pīnyīn
English Definition Add a new word to the dictionary Traditional
HSK
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *座* | 座* | *座
seat / base / stand / (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address, e.g. 师座 / CL: 個|个 / classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects
HSK 2

Other entries referring to this entry:

Simplified
Pīnyīn
English Definition Add a new word to the dictionary Traditional
HSK
city; town / CL:
HSK 3
structure / composition / makeup / architecture / CL: , 個|个
HSK 4
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *塔* | 塔* | *塔
pagoda (abbr. of 塔婆, a loanword from Sanskrit stūpa); tower; pylon (CL:) / (loanword) (pastry) tart
HSK 6
hospital / CL: , ,
HSK 1
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *城* | 城* | *城
city walls / city / town / CL: , , 個|个
HSK 3
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *坐* | 坐* | *坐
to sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit / variant of
HSK 1
village / hamlet / CL:
HSK 6
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *桥* | 桥* | *桥
bridge / CL:
HSK 3
factory / CL: ,
HSK 3
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *岛* | 岛* | *岛
island / CL: 個|个,
HSK 6
park (for public recreation) / CL:
HSK 2
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *钟* | 钟* | *钟
a (large) bell (CL:) / clock (CL:) / amount of time; o'clock (CL:點|点,,) (as in 三點鐘|三点钟 "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘|五分钟 "five minutes" etc)
HSK 3
cloister / temple / monastery / CL:
villa / CL: ,
HSK 7-9
theater / CL:
HSK 3
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *楼* | 楼* | *楼
house with more than 1 story / storied building / floor / CL: 層|层, , 棟|栋
HSK 1
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *山* | 山* | *山
mountain; hill (CL:) / (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on
HSK 1
a building of two or more stories / CL: 棟|栋, ,
HSK 6
theater / CL: ,
HSK 7-9
church; chapel / CL: , , 間|间
HSK 6
lighthouse / CL:
tent / CL: 頂|顶,
HSK 7-9
garden / CL: , 個|个
HSK 2
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *庙* | 庙* | *庙
temple / ancestral shrine / CL: / temple fair / great imperial hall / imperial
HSK 7-9
iceberg / ice-covered mountain / (fig.) a backer one cannot rely on for long / CL:
HSK 7-9
house / building (single- or two-story) / apartment / room / CL: 棟|栋, , , , 間|间
HSK 1
a building used as a factory; factory (building) / CL: , 棟|栋
building (a relatively large, multistory one) / CL: ,
HSK 4
reservoir / CL:
HSK 5
palace / CL:
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *坟* | 坟* | *坟
grave / tomb / CL: / embankment / mound / ancient book
HSK 7-9
barren or uninhabited island / CL: 個|个,
bronze statue / CL: ,
(coll.) village; hamlet / CL:
assembly hall / auditorium / CL: , 處|处
HSK 6
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *炮* | 炮* | *炮
cannon / CL: / firecracker
HSK 6
high building / multistory building / skyscraper / CL:
skyscraper / CL:
Chinatown / CL: 條|条,
stadium / CL: 個|个,
HSK 2
dormitory building / CL: ,
embassy / CL: , 個|个
HSK 3
office building / CL: , 棟|栋
tower / CL:
skyscraper / CL:
skyscraper / CL:
haven; refuge; harbor / CL: , 個|个
residential building / CL: , , 棟|栋
apartment building / CL:
fort / fortress / CL:
mint / CL:
cinema; movie theater / CL: ,
HSK 1

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