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建筑师jiàn zhù shī
architect
Definitions
| Chinese > English | ||
| 建筑师 | ||
| 1. Simplified form of 建築師 | ||
| 建築師 | jiàn築shī | |
| 1. n. architect | ||
| 2. usage. Not to be confused with 建築工. | ||
| English > Chinese | ||
| architect | ||
| 1. 建筑师 | ||
| 2. 设计师 | ||
| Components | ||
| 建 | jiàn | |
| 1. to build; to construct; to erect | ||
| 2. to establish; to found | ||
| 3. to propose; to suggest | ||
| 筑 | 筑 | |
| 1. (musical instrument) an ancient zither-like instrument | ||
| 2. (zh-alt-name, 貴陽, Guiyang) | ||
| 3. (Name of a river.) | ||
| 4. Simplified form of 築 | ||
| 築 | 筑 | |
| 1. (literary) wooden pestle for pounding dirt | ||
| 2. (literary) to pound soil to make it firm; to ram earth | ||
| 3. to build; to construct | ||
| 4. (literary, or in compounds) house; building | ||
| 师 | ||
| 1. Simplified form of 師 | ||
| 師 | shī | |
| 1. (historical, military) division of 2500 soldiers | ||
| 2. (military) division; a large body of troops composing part of an army | ||
| 3. army; troops; armed force | ||
| 4. to dispatch troops; to send troops | ||
| 5. the masses; populace; general public | ||
| 6. (historical) (A former level of administrative division notionally covering 36,000 households or 1/12 of a province.) | ||
| 7. capital city; metropolis | ||
| 8. strategist; military adviser | ||
| 9. leader; chief; commander; head; captain | ||
| 10. teacher; instructor | ||
| 11. master; expert; specialist | ||
| 12. (Min Dong) to be an expert in; adept at; capable | ||
| 13. (Min Dong) (Respectful term of address for an expert in a trade or profession.) | ||
| 14. (religion) (Respectful title for monks, nuns and Taoist priests.) | ||
| 15. (historical) musician | ||
| 16. model; example; fine example | ||
| 17. to follow; to imitate; to follow the example of | ||
| 18. “Army” (䷆): the seventh hexagram of the I Ching | ||
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Pronunciation
jiàn zhù shī
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