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HSK
structure / composition / makeup / architecture / CL: , 個|个
HSK 4
simple and unadorned (of art, architecture etc)
HSK 7-9
to construct (often sth abstract, such as good relations) / to set up / to develop / construction (abstract) / architecture
to construct; to build / structure; framework; architecture
(cartography) to make a map / (architecture etc) to draft; to draw (blueprints) / (graphic design) to create graphics
colored glaze used in traditional Chinese architecture / colored or clear glass art object
arcade (architecture)
template / (architecture) formwork
architectural / architecture
hollow layer between two solid layers / (architecture) mezzanine
unit for the width of a room, equal to the standard width of a room in an old-style house – about 10 chi / width of a room / (architecture) bay
pier foundation (architecture) / (Tw) politically influential figure enlisted to support one side in an election
(literary) screen wall shielding an entrance in traditional Chinese architecture
seam; stitching / decorative trim; molding (used to conceal joints in architecture or interior design)
axis of symmetry / central axis (in Chinese architecture)
accurate depiction of architectural forms with the aid of a ruler (technique of Chinese art) / picture created using this technique
stylobate (architecture)
(architecture) capital / column head / (botany) stigma
ceiling (architecture)
spirit wall (screen wall used to shield an entrance in traditional Chinese architecture)
(architecture) high-ceilinged / to raise (a ceiling) to a height of / ceiling height
interlocking wooden brackets between the top of a column and crossbeams used in traditional Chinese architecture
horse's back / (traditional Chinese architecture) roof with a low-slung curved ridgelines and geometric shapes on the upper gable walls at the ends of the roof ridges
path taken by people moving through a space; flowline (in architecture, interior design, urban planning etc)
abutment (architecture)
span (architecture)
(Tw) span (architecture) / time span
curtain wall (architecture)
elevation (architectural drawing)
Ai Weiwei (1957-), Chinese artist active in architecture, photography, film, as well as cultural criticism and political activism
"shikumen" style architecture: traditional (ca. 19th century) residences with courtyards, once common in Shanghai
(architecture) basement level 1; floor B1
distributed architecture
Bauhaus (German school of modern architecture and design)
column shaft (architecture)
gargoyle (architecture)
gargoyle (architecture)


Tip: Pinyin can be entered with or without tone numbers, e.g. 'nihao' or 'ni3hao3'.
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