进 進 jìn to go forward / to advance / to go in / to enter / to put in / to submit / to take in / to admit / (math.) base of a number system / classifier for sections in a building or residential compound syn 信 xìn letter / mail / CL:封[feng1] / to trust / to believe / to profess faith in / truthful / confidence / trust / at will / at random syn 建筑 建築 jiàn zhù to construct / building / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 大厦 大廈 dà shà (used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老匯大廈|百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝國大廈|帝国大厦 Empire State Building etc) syn 信心 xìn xīn confidence / faith (in sb or sth) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 自信 zì xìn to have confidence in oneself / self-confidence syn 信任 xìn rèn to trust / to have confidence in syn 单元 單元 dān yuán unit (forming an entity) / element / (in a residential building) entrance or staircase 公寓 gōng yù apartment building / block of flats (may be a public housing block or a condominium etc) (CL:套[tao4]) syn 信赖 信賴 xìn lài to trust / to have confidence in / to have faith in / to rely on syn 房舍 fáng shè house / building syn 屋宇 wū yǔ (literary) house / building syn 动土 動土 dòng tǔ to break ground (prior to building sth) / to start building syn 地脚 地腳 dì jiǎo (page) footer / (dialect) foundation (of a building) / base syn 层 層 céng to pile on top of one another / layer / stratum / floor (of a building) / story / (math.) sheaf / classifier for layers syn 怀仁堂 懷仁堂 huái rén táng Huairen Hall or Huairentang, a building inside Zhongnanhai 中南海[Zhong1 nan2 hai3], used as the main meeting place of the Politburo of the CCP 楼 樓 lóu house with more than 1 story / storied building / floor / CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4] syn 平台 平臺 píng tái platform / terrace / flat-roofed building syn 楼主 樓主 lóu zhǔ original poster (in an online forum) / landlord of a building (traditional) 房屋 fáng wū house / building / CL:所[suo3],套[tao4] syn 房子 fáng zi house / building (single- or two-story) / apartment / room / CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4],套[tao4],間|间[jian1] syn 建材 jiàn cái building materials 带有 帶有 dài yǒu to have as a feature or characteristic / to have an element of (confidence, sweetness, malevolence etc) / to carry (a pathogen, connotation etc) syn 楼层 樓層 lóu céng floor / story (of a building) syn 楼盘 樓盤 lóu pán building under construction / commercial property / real estate (for sale or rent) 大楼 大樓 dà lóu building (a relatively large, multistory one) / CL:幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4] syn 厂房 廠房 chǎng fáng a building used as a factory / factory (building) / CL:座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4] 写字楼 寫字樓 xiě zì lóu office building 建筑物 建築物 jiàn zhù wù building / structure / edifice syn 混凝土 hùn níng tǔ concrete (building material) syn 拆迁 拆遷 chāi qiān to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants syn 地盘 地盤 dì pán domain / territory under one's control / foundation of a building / base of operations / crust of earth syn 建国 建國 jiàn guó to found a country / nation-building / the foundation of PRC by Mao Zedong in 1949 syn 扩建 擴建 kuò jiàn to extend (a building, an airport runway etc) 建筑材料 jiàn zhù cái liào building material 邓小平理论 鄧小平理論 dèng xiǎo píng lǐ lùn Deng Xiaoping Theory / Dengism / the foundation of PRC economic development after the Cultural Revolution, building the capitalist economy within Chinese Communist Party control 占地面积 占地面積 zhàn dì miàn ji floor area / occupied area / footprint (of a building, piece of equipment etc) 高楼 高樓 gāo lóu high building / multistory building / skyscraper / CL:座[zuo4] syn 楼房 樓房 lóu fáng a building of two or more stories / CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4] syn 办公楼 辦公樓 bàn gōng lóu office building / CL:座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4] 座落 zuò luò to be situated / located at (of building) / also written 坐落[zuo4 luo4] syn 跳楼 跳樓 tiào lóu to jump from a building (to kill oneself) / fig. to sell at a large discount (in advertising) 金字塔 jīn zì tǎ pyramid (building or structure) 改建 gǎi jiàn to rebuild / to transform (a building) / to refurbish syn 供热 供熱 gōng rè heating (for a building) / to supply heating 动工 動工 dòng gōng to start (a building project) syn 自信心 zì xìn xīn self-confidence syn 楼宇 樓宇 lóu yǔ building syn 建筑业 建築業 jiàn zhù yè building industry 置信 zhì xìn to believe (what sb claims) (usually used in the negative) / (math.) confidence (interval etc) syn 层楼 層樓 céng lóu multistoried building / tower / pagoda 倒塌 dǎo tā to collapse (of building) / to topple over syn 心虚 心虛 xīn xū lacking in confidence / diffident / to have a guilty conscience syn 能力建设 néng lì jiàn shè capacity-building 楼顶 樓頂 lóu dǐng top of a building 教学楼 教學樓 jiào xué lóu school building / academic building 供暖 gōng nuǎn to supply heating (in a building) / heating 信服 xìn fú to have faith in / to believe in / to have confidence in / to respect syn 矗立 chù lì to tower / standing tall and upright (of large building) syn 土木 tǔ mù building / construction / civil engineering syn 坐落 zuò luò to be situated / to be located (of a building) syn 地基 dì jī foundations (of a building) / base syn 封顶 封頂 fēng dǐng to put a roof (on a building) / to cap the roof (finishing a building project) / fig. to put a ceiling (on spending, prize, ambition etc) / to top off / fig. to reach the highest point (of growth, profit, interest rates) / to stop growing (of plant bud or branch) 修缮 修繕 xiū shàn to renovate / to repair (a building) syn 重拾 chóng shí to pick up (a theme etc) / to regain (confidence) / to revive (a custom, friendship etc) 底气 底氣 dǐ qì lung capacity / lung power / boldness / confidence / self-assurance / vigor 宿舍楼 宿舍樓 sù shè lóu dormitory building / CL:幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4] 顶层 頂層 dǐng céng top floor / the top of a building 校舍 xiào shè school building 楼阁 樓閣 lóu gé building / pavilion syn 四角 sì jiǎo the four corners (of a rectangle) / the eaves that the four corners of a building 铁皮 鐵皮 tiě pí galvanized iron sheet (for building construction) syn 提高认识 awareness-building 楼道 樓道 lóu dào corridor / passageway (in storied building) 积木 積木 jī mù toy building blocks 建筑群 建築群 jiàn zhù qún building complex 办公大楼 辦公大樓 bàn gōng dà lóu office building 主楼 主樓 zhǔ lóu main building 住宅楼 住宅樓 zhù zhái lóu residential building / CL:幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4] syn 高层建筑 高層建築 gāo céng jiàn zhù high-rise building / skyscraper 砂浆 砂漿 shā jiāng mortar (building) syn 塔楼 塔樓 tǎ lóu tower (of building) syn 破土 pò tǔ to break ground / to start digging / to plough / to break through the ground (of seedling) / fig. the start of a building project syn 砌块 砌塊 qì kuài building block 对门 對門 duì mén the building or room opposite syn 博取 bó qǔ to win (favors, confidence etc) syn 承重 chéng zhòng (usu. of a structural component of a building) to bear a load / load-bearing (wall, pillar etc) 楼台 樓臺 lóu tái (dialect) balcony / terrace / (literary) high building / tower / (old) stage for theatrical performance syn 偷工减料 偷工減料 tōu gōng jiǎn liào to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom) / jerry-building / sloppy work syn 建档 建檔 jiàn dàng book building 票证 票證 piào zhèng a ticket / a pass (e.g. to enter a building) syn 规制 規制 guī zhì to regulate / rules and regulations / regulatory / style and structure (esp. of building) 不惑 bù huò without doubt / with full self-confidence / forty years of age syn 公寓楼 公寓樓 gōng yù lóu apartment building / CL:座[zuo4] 坠楼 墜樓 zhuì lóu to fall off or jump off a building 汉白玉 漢白玉 hàn bái yù white marble / a type of white marble used for building and sculpting 蒙恬 méng tián Qin general Meng Tian (-210 BC), involved in 215 BC in fighting the Northern Xiongnu 匈奴 and building the great wall 团队建设 tuán duì jiàn shè team building 支承 zhī chéng to support / to bear the weight of (a building) 