栋
梁

Ridgepole in Chinese: 栋梁 (dòng liáng)

dòng liáng

ridgepole

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 棟梁1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1ridgepole
  2. 2ridgepole and beams
  3. 3person able to bear heavy responsibility
  4. 4mainstay (of organization)
  5. 5pillar (of state)

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栋
梁

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄨㄥˋ

dòng

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

ㄌㄧㄤˊ

liáng

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄤ/ angˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

栋梁

Simplified

棟梁

Traditional

Example sentences

See 栋梁 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 这些年轻人是国家未来的栋梁。

    zhè xiē nián qīng rén shì guó jiā wèi lái de dòng liáng。

    These young people are the pillars of the nation's future.

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Related words

栋

dòng

classifier for houses or buildings

桥梁

qiáo liáng

bridge (lit. and fig.)

脊梁

jǐ liáng

backbone

都会

dū huì

city

兜

dōu

pocket

兜儿

dōu r

erhua variant of 兜

兜售

dōu shòu

to hawk

抖

dǒu

to tremble

陡

dǒu

steep

斗

dòu

to fight

斗志

dòu zhì

will to fight

豆浆

dòu jiāng

soy milk

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