How to say “construct” in Chinese
construct; structure
“Construct” in Chinese is 构造, gòu zào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
构造 is read gòu zào: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 木 “tree, wood”: people built with logs. On the right, 勾 gōu — as in 购 gòu.
On the left, 辶 “walk”; inside, 告 gào hints at the reading.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “构造”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 构造. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 人体的构造非常复杂。réntǐdegòuzàofēichángfùzáThe structure of the human body is very complex.
- 它的构造很复杂tādegòuzàohěnfùzáIt has a very complex structure.
More words from the lesson “How it works”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “construct” in Chinese?
“Construct” in Chinese is 构造, pinyin gòuzào.
What does 构造 mean?
构造 (gòuzào) means “construct; structure”.
How do you write 构造?
构造 is 2 characters: 构 (gòu) — build, construct; 造 (zào) — make, create. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 构造?
构造 is read gòuzào. Tones: gòu — fourth tone, zào — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“construct” in the lesson “How it works”
This word is from the topic “Matter and measurement” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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