Chinese Conversation · Level 69
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Chinese word
结构
Pronunciation
Pinyinjié gòu
Meaning
- nounstructure
Example
这台机器的结构很简单。zhè tái jī qì de jié gòu hěn jiǎn dān
The structure of this machine is very simple.
More examples
文章的结构很清晰。wén zhāng de jié gòu hěn qīng xī
The article's structure is very clear.
Core concept
The organized framework created by the connections and positions of a thing's parts.
Common phrases
结构合理jié gòu hé lǐ
sound structure
整体结构zhéng tǐ jié gòu
overall structure
结构设计jié gòu shè jì
structural design
Similar words
构成gòu chéng: The way separate parts or elements join together to form a whole.
组织zǔ zhī: An organized group or system whose members or parts work together in assigned roles.
构造gòu zào: The internal arrangement of a building or machine that supports its form and function.
Definition in Chinese
指事物各部分的安排和相互关系，强调部分之间的联系与组织形式。zhǐ shì wù gè bù fèn de ān pái hé xiāng hù guān xì qiáng diào bù fèn zhī jiān de lián xì yǔ zǔ zhī xíng shì
Word origin
结 (jié, "tie") + 构 (gòu, "build") combine the ideas of linking parts and putting them together into an organized whole.
Usage tips
- English speakers may associate structure with an outer framework, but this Chinese noun can focus on how internal parts relate, rather than on a thing's visible shape.
Opposites
- 混乱hùn luàndisordernoun
Related words
- 结构化jié gòu huàorganizeverb
- 结构性jié gòu xìngstructuraladjective