(zhuàng) — (classifier) for buildings

Definition

A formal, written classifier used mainly for buildings — narrower than 座, which covers a wider range of large fixed objects (mountains, bridges, towers).

classifier
for buildings

Examples

  • Zhè zhuàng tú shū guǎn shì qù nián xīn jiàn de.
    This library was newly built last year.
  • Xiǎo qū lǐ yǒu liǎng zhuàng sān shí céng de gōng yù lóu.
    There are two thirty-story apartment buildings in the neighborhood.
  • Qián miàn nà zhuàng jiǔ diàn shì quán shì zuì gāo de.
    That hotel ahead is the tallest in the city.

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