栋
棟dòng
HSK 6
#2,704 most
frequent character
classifier for houses or buildings
Measure Word
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
栋 pairs 木 wood with 东 dōng, which gives the sound. It first meant a building's main support beam, then grew into a counter word for buildings.
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Example Sentences
这栋楼真漂亮。
zhè dòng lóu zhēn piàoliàng 。
This building is really beautiful.
我家有三栋房子。
wǒjiā yǒusān dòng fángzǐ 。
My family has three houses.
那栋大厦是新的。
nà dòng dàshà shì xīnde 。
That skyscraper is new.
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