What does 栋梁 mean in Chinese?
栋梁 (dòngliáng) means ridgepole.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
栋梁
ridgepole
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
ridgepole
02
ridgepole and beams
03
person able to bear heavy responsibility
04
mainstay (of organization)
05
pillar (of state)
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 栋梁
How do you pronounce 栋梁?
栋梁 is pronounced dòngliáng.
Is 栋梁 an HSK word?
栋梁 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 栋梁?
栋梁 is used as a 名词 (noun) in Chinese.
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