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Simplified
Pīnyīn
English Definition Add a new word to the dictionary Traditional
HSK
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *座* | 座* | *座
seat / base; stand / (bound form) constellation / (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座|师座) / classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc
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
house / building (single- or two-story) / apartment / room / CL: 棟|栋, , , , 間|间
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *山* | 山* | *山
mountain; hill (CL:) / (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *楼* | 楼* | *楼
house with more than 1 story / storied building / floor / CL: 層|层, , 棟|栋
HSK 1
hospital / CL: , ,
HSK 1
stadium / CL: 個|个,
HSK 2
cinema; movie theater / CL: ,
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *桥* | 桥* | *桥
bridge / CL:
HSK 3
embassy / CL: , 個|个
HSK 3
building (a relatively large, multistory one) / CL: ,
HSK 4
park (for public recreation) / CL:
HSK 2
factory / CL: ,
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *城* | 城* | *城
city walls / city / town / CL: , , 個|个
HSK 3
theater / CL:
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *塔* | 塔* | *塔
pagoda (abbr. for 塔婆, a loanword from Sanskrit stūpa); tower; pylon (CL:) / (loanword) (pastry) tart
HSK 6
garden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plants / CL:
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
structure / composition / makeup / architecture / CL: , 個|个
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *坐* | 坐* | *坐
to sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit / variant of
HSK 1
assembly hall; auditorium / CL:
HSK 6
village / hamlet / CL:
HSK 6
palace / CL:
HSK 7-9
a building of two or more stories / CL: 棟|栋, ,
HSK 6
(coll.) village; hamlet / CL:
apartment building / CL:
iceberg / ice-covered mountain / (fig.) a backer one cannot rely on for long / CL:
HSK 7-9
church; chapel / CL: , , 間|间
HSK 6
reservoir / CL:
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *炮* | 炮* | *炮
cannon / CL: / firecracker
HSK 6
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *岛* | 岛* | *岛
island / CL: 個|个,
HSK 6
tent / CL: 頂|顶,
HSK 7-9
office building / CL: , 棟|栋
lighthouse / CL:
residential building / CL: , , 棟|栋
theater / CL: ,
HSK 7-9
Chinatown / CL: 條|条,
skyscraper / CL:
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *坟* | 坟* | *坟
grave / tomb / CL: / embankment / mound / ancient book
HSK 7-9
villa / CL: ,
HSK 7-9
cloister / temple / monastery / CL:
skyscraper / CL:
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *庙* | 庙* | *庙
temple / ancestral shrine / CL: / temple fair / great imperial hall / imperial
HSK 7-9
skyscraper / CL:
tower / CL:
barren or uninhabited island / CL: 個|个,
haven; refuge; harbor / CL: , 個|个
fort / fortress / CL:
dormitory building / CL: ,
mint / CL:
a building used as a factory; factory (building) / CL: , 棟|栋
bronze statue / CL: ,
high building / multistory building / skyscraper / CL:

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