房梁 (fáng liáng) — beam (of a house)

Definition

Examples

• 这栋老房子的房梁已经有些年头了。
  Zhè dòng lǎo fáng zi de fáng liáng yǐ jīng yǒu xiē nián tóu le.
  The beams of this old house have been around for quite a few years.
• 工人正在更换破损的房梁。
  Gōng rén zhèng zài gēng huàn pò sǔn de fáng liáng.
  The workers are replacing the damaged beams.
• 一根粗房梁支撑着整个屋顶。
  Yì gēn cū fáng liáng zhī chēng zhe zhěng gè wū dǐng.
  A thick beam supports the entire roof.