筑

• 拼音: zhù
• 汉字拆解: 筑 = 竹 + 巩 (build with tamping)

含义

To build; to construct. To create structures, especially walls, roads, or fortifications.

A literary and formal verb for construction, particularly of large structures like walls, dams, or roads. Often appears in compounds like 建筑 (architecture) and 修筑 (to construct). Has classical overtones.

例句

1. 工人们正在筑路。
2. 古人修筑长城抵御外敌。
3. 蚂蚁筑巢的本领令人惊叹。

用法指南

语境: construction, literary, historical

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 政府决定修筑一条连接两城的高速公路。(The government decided to construct a highway connecting the two cities.)
• 燕子在屋檐下筑巢。(Swallows build nests under the eaves.)

错误说法

• 筑一张桌子 — 筑 is for large structures; use 做 or 制作 for furniture

起源与历史

Pictophonetic: 竹 (bamboo, for tamping tools) + 巩 (to consolidate)

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal