建築

See also: 建筑

Chinese

to establish; to found; to set up
to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct
 
 build; five-string lute
trad. (建築) 建 築
simp. (建筑) 建 筑

Pronunciation

Note:
  • giêng6 dog4 - Chaozhou;
  • giang6 dog4 - Shantou.
  • Wu
    • (Northern: Shanghai)
      • Wugniu: 5ci-tsoq7
      • MiniDict: ci去 tsoh入
      • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 2ji-tsoq4
      • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕi³³ t͡soʔ⁴⁴/

Verb

建築

  1. (literally or figuratively, transitive) to build; to construct; to erect (buildings and structures)
    建築高樓／建筑高楼  ―  jiànzhù gāolóu  ―  to erect tall buildings

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 蓋 (“to build; to construct (a building)”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 蓋, 建, 建造, 建築, 興建, 修建
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 蓋
Taiwan 蓋
Harbin 蓋
Malaysia 起, 建
Singapore 建
Jilu Mandarin Jinan 蓋
Jiaoliao Mandarin Yantai (Muping) 蓋
Central Plains Mandarin Wanrong 蓋
Xi'an 蓋
Xining 蓋
Xuzhou 起
Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan 蓋
Lanzhou 蓋
Ürümqi 蓋, 起
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 修, 起
Guiyang 起, 修
Guilin 起
Liuzhou 起
Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 蓋, 造
Yangzhou 蓋
Cantonese Guangzhou 起
Hong Kong 起
Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) 起
Hong Kong (Ting Kok) 起
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) 起
Taishan 起
Dongguan 起
Rongxian 起
Hepu (Lianzhou) 起
Hepu (Shatian) 做
Guiping 起
Guiping (Mule) 起, 整
Pingnan 起
Guigang (Gangcheng) 起
Guigang (Pingdong) 起
Beihai 起
Beihai (Nankang) 起
Beihai (Yingpan) 起
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) 起, 做
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) 起
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) 做
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 起, 搭
Penang (Guangfu) 起
Singapore (Guangfu) 起
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) 起
Móng Cái 起
Bangkok (Guangfu) 起
Betong (Rongxian) 起
Gan Nanchang 起
Lichuan 做
Pingxiang 起
Hakka Meixian 起, 做
Yudu 做
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 起
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 起
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 起
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 起
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 起
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 起
Hong Kong 起
Senai (Huiyang) 起
Huizhou Jixi 起
Jin Taiyuan 蓋
Xinzhou 蓋
Northern Min Jian'ou 開
Eastern Min Fuzhou 起
Matsu 起
Southern Min Xiamen 起
Quanzhou 起
Zhangzhou 起
Tainan 起
Singapore (Hokkien) 起
Manila (Hokkien) 起
Chaozhou 起
Shantou 起
Jieyang 起
Bangkok (Teochew) 起
Chiang Mai (Teochew) 起
Hat Yai (Teochew) 起
Johor Bahru (Teochew) 起
Singapore (Teochew) 起
Leizhou 作
Haikou 作
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 起
Wu Shanghai 造
Shanghai (Chongming) 造, 起
Suzhou 造
Danyang 砌
Hangzhou 造
Ningbo 起
Jinhua 起
Xiang Changsha 起
Loudi 起

Noun

建築

  1. (countable) building; structure; edifice (Classifier: 座; 棟／栋)
    一座很古老的建築 [MSC, trad.]
    一座很古老的建筑 [MSC, simp.]
    yī zuò hěn gǔlǎo de jiànzhù [Pinyin]
    an ancient building
    艾菲爾鐵塔是巴黎的標誌性建築。 [MSC, trad.]
    艾菲尔铁塔是巴黎的标志性建筑。 [MSC, simp.]
    Àifēi'ěr Tiětǎ shì Bālí de biāozhìxìng jiànzhù. [Pinyin]
    The Eiffel Tower is Paris's landmark structure.
    這建築看上去有些年頭了。 [MSC, trad.]
    这建筑看上去有些年头了。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè jiànzhù kàn shàngqù yǒuxiē niántóu le. [Pinyin]
    This building looks old.
  2. (uncountable) construction; building
    建築工人／建筑工人  ―  jiànzhù gōngrén  ―  construction worker
    建築許可證／建筑许可证  ―  jiànzhù xǔkězhèng  ―  construction permit
    建築技術／建筑技术  ―  jiànzhù jìshù  ―  construction technology
  3. (countable, uncountable) architecture (Classifier: 座)
    佛教建築／佛教建筑  ―  fójiào jiànzhù  ―  Buddhist architecture
    古代建築／古代建筑  ―  gǔdài jiànzhù  ―  ancient architecture
    綠色建築／绿色建筑  ―  lǜsè jiànzhù  ―  eco-friendly architecture
  4. (countable, figurative) structure; construction
    上層建築／上层建筑  ―  shàngcéng jiànzhù  ―  superstructure

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
建 築
けん
Grade: 4 		ちく
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

建(けん)築(ちく) • (kenchiku) 

  1. architecture

Derived terms

Verb

建(けん)築(ちく)する • (kenchiku suru) suru (stem 建(けん)築(ちく)し (kenchiku shi), past 建(けん)築(ちく)した (kenchiku shita))

  1. to build; to construct

Conjugation

Conjugation of "建築する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 建築し けんちくし kenchiku shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 建築し けんちくし kenchiku shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 建築する けんちくする kenchiku suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 建築する けんちくする kenchiku suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 建築すれ けんちくすれ kenchiku sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 建築せよ¹
建築しろ² 		けんちくせよ¹
けんちくしろ² 		kenchiku seyo¹
kenchiku shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 建築される けんちくされる kenchiku sareru
Causative 建築させる
建築さす 		けんちくさせる
けんちくさす 		kenchiku saseru
kenchiku sasu
Potential 建築できる けんちくできる kenchiku dekiru
Volitional 建築しよう けんちくしよう kenchiku shiyō
Negative 建築しない けんちくしない kenchiku shinai
Negative continuative 建築せず けんちくせず kenchiku sezu
Formal 建築します けんちくします kenchiku shimasu
Perfective 建築した けんちくした kenchiku shita
Conjunctive 建築して けんちくして kenchiku shite
Hypothetical conditional 建築すれば けんちくすれば kenchiku sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
建築

Noun

建築 • (geonchuk or McCune-Reischauer: kŏnch'uk or Yale: kenchwuk) (hangeul 건축)

  1. hanja form? of 건축 (“architecture”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
建築

Noun

建築

  1. chữ Hán form of kiến trúc (“architecture”)
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