- 台tái(noun) platform, stage, terrace; also station (e.g., 电视台, 气象台); (classifier) for machines, vehicles, electronic devices, etc.HSK 4
- 楼lóubuilding (with more than one story); floor, story (in a building)HSK 2
- 墙qiángwallHSK 5
- 塔tǎpagoda; tower; (Buddhist) stupaHSK 6
- 大楼dà lóutall building; mansionHSK 7-9
- 建jiànto build, to establish, to constructHSK 5
- 桥qiáobridgeHSK 4
- 建筑jiàn zhùto construct; to build; building; architectureHSK 5
- 电梯diàn tīelevatorHSK 3
- 工厂gōng chǎngfactoryHSK 4
- 库kùwarehouse, storehouse; (computing) libraryHSK 5
- 楼梯lóu tīstairs; staircaseHSK 3
- 垒lěirampart; base (in baseball)HSK 7-9
- 仓库cāng kùwarehouse; storehouse; depotHSK 6
- 庭tíng(courtyard) in compounds like 庭院, 庭园; (hall) in compounds like 庭堂, 中庭; (law court) in compounds like 法庭, 开庭HSK 7-9
- 城堡chéng bǎocastle; fortress, fortified townHSK 7-9
- 宫gōngpalace; public building dedicated to cultural or youth activities (e.g. 少年宫, 文化宫)HSK 6
- 通道tōng dàopassage; thoroughfare; channel (communication)HSK 6
- 院yuàncourtyard; compound (in 院子); institute; college; academy (in 学院, 研究院); government institution; public facility (in 法院, 医院)HSK 7-9
- 建造jiàn zàoto build; to constructHSK 5
- 入口rù kǒuentranceHSK 4
- 隧道suì dàotunnelHSK 7-9
- 牢房láo fángprison cellHSK 7-9
- 大厦dà shàlarge building, skyscraperHSK 5
- 管道guǎn dàopipeline; tubing; (fig.) channel; avenueHSK 6
- 房屋fáng wūhouse; buildingHSK 5
- 堡bǎo(bound form) fort, fortress, stronghold; walled village (in place names)HSK 7-9
- 馆guǎn(bound form) embassy; legation; consulate; (bound form) cultural or commercial establishment; shopHSK 7-9
- 高层gāo céng(noun) high-rise building; top-level leadership or management; (adjective) high-level, high-riseHSK 6
- 台阶tái jiē(literal) steps; flight of stairs; (figurative) a way out of an embarrassing situation, a face-saving exitHSK 5
- 地道dì dàotunnel (an underground passage); (rare) causeway (a raised road across water or low ground)HSK 7-9
- 墙壁qiáng bìwallHSK 6
- 仓cāng(bound form) storehouse; warehouseHSK 7-9
- 修道院xiū dào yuàn(religion) monastery; (religion) conventHSK 7-9
- 墓mùgrave, tomb, mausoleumHSK 7-9
- 平台píng tái(digital) platform, e.g., social media, computing, marketplace; (physical) platform, terrace, stageHSK 5
- 宫殿gōng diànpalaceHSK 7-9
- 木屋mù wūlog cabinHSK 7-9
- 堡垒bǎo lěifort, fortress; stronghold; something difficult to breachHSK 7-9
- 楼顶lóu dǐngrooftop, top of a buildingHSK 7-9
- 栅栏zhà lánfence, railing, barrierHSK 7-9
- 避难所bì nàn suǒrefuge, shelter, asylumHSK 7-9
- 五角大楼wǔ jiǎo dà lóuthe Pentagon (headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense in Washington, D.C.)HSK 7-9
- 建筑物jiàn zhù wùbuilding, structureHSK 6
- 灯塔dēng tǎlighthouseHSK 7-9
- 工地gōng dìconstruction siteHSK 6
- 废墟fèi xūruinsHSK 7-9
- 棚péngshed (a simple roofed structure, often for storage or shelter); canopy (a roof-like covering, often temporary)HSK 7-9
- 寺sìBuddhist temple; mosque (in 清真寺)HSK 7-9
- 壁bìwall; cliff (bound form used in compounds)HSK 7-9
- 大桥dà qiáolarge bridgeHSK 7-9
- 坟féngrave; tombHSK 7-9
- 马厩mǎ jiùstable (for horses)HSK 7-9
- 殡仪馆bìn yí guǎnfuneral parlor, funeral homeHSK 7-9
- 拘留所jū liú suǒdetention centerHSK 7-9
- 倒塌dǎo tāto collapse (of building, structure), to topple overHSK 7-9
- 地牢dì láodungeonHSK 7-9
- 顶楼dǐng lóutop floor (of a building); penthouseHSK 7-9
- 楼层lóu céngfloor (of a building); storyHSK 7-9
- 皇宫huáng gōngimperial palaceHSK 7-9