HSK · Level 62
105 words
Chinese word
构造
Pronunciation
Pinyingòu zào
Meaning
- nounstructure
Example
这台机器的构造很简单。zhè tái jī qì de gòu zào hěn jiǎn dān
The structure of this machine is very simple.
More examples
汽车的构造设计要保证碰撞时乘客的安全。qì chē de gòu zào shè jì yào bǎo zhèng pèng zhuàng shí chéng kè de ān quán
The car's structural design must ensure passengers' safety in a collision.
Core concept
The way parts are put together so a thing has its overall form and working system.
Common phrases
整体构造zhéng tǐ gòu zào
overall structure
构造设计gòu zào shè jì
structural design
外部构造wài bù gòu zào
external structure
Similar words
结构jié gòu: The arrangement and connections of parts that give a whole its internal framework or working system.
构成gòu chéng: The makeup of a whole, understood through the elements that combine to form it.
组成zǔ chéng: The set of parts or materials that together form a whole.
Definition in Chinese
事物各部分相互组合形成的组织或结构，指组成方式和排列关系。shì wù gè bù fèn xiāng hù zǔ hé xíng chéng de zǔ zhī huò jié gòu zhǐ zǔ chéng fāng shì hé pái liè guān xì
Word origin
构 (gòu, "to build") + 造 (zào, "to make") forms 构造 (gòuzào, "construction"), linking the act of making with the resulting arrangement of parts.
Usage tips
- In everyday conversation, this noun often sounds technical, so it is especially natural when discussing machines, buildings, bodies, or materials.
Other meanings
- mechanismnoun
- compositionnoun
Opposites
- 破坏pò huàidestructionnoun
- 损坏sǔn huàidamagenoun