构 (gòu) means Construct (form - make up - compose). Below are 16 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
这样做会 构 成危险。
Zhèyàng zuò huì gòuchéng wēixiǎn.
Doing this would constitute a danger.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 构成
这座楼的结 构 很结实。
Zhè zuò lóu de jiégòu hěn jiēshi.
The structure of this building is solid.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 结构
这是一家非营利机 构 。
Zhè shì yì jiā fēi yínglì jīgòu.
This is a non-profit organisation.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 机构
公司调整了内部机 构 。
Gōngsī tiáozhěng le nèibù jīgòu.
The company reorganised its internal structure.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 机构
公司的机 构 过于庞大。
Gōngsī de jīgòu guòyú pángdà.
The company's structure is excessively large.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 庞大
这个句子由三部分 构 成。
Zhège jùzi yóu sān bùfen gòuchéng.
This sentence is made up of three parts.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 构成
这篇文章的结 构 很清楚。
Zhè piān wénzhāng de jiégòu hěn qīngchu.
The structure of this article is very clear.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 结构
他在一家金融机 构 工作。
Tā zài yì jiā jīnróng jīgòu gōngzuò.
He works at a financial institution.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 金融
这部小说的 构 思非常巧妙。
Zhè bù xiǎoshuō de gòusī fēicháng qiǎomiào.
The conception of this novel is remarkably ingenious.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 构思
他花了半年 构 思这个故事。
Tā huā le bàn nián gòusī zhège gùshi.
He spent six months working out this story.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 构思
这座山的地质结 构 非常特殊。
Zhè zuò shān de dìzhì jiégòu fēicháng tèshū.
The geological structure of this mountain is highly unusual.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 地质
这座楼的钢结 构 框架完工了。
Zhè zuò lóu de gāng jiégòu kuàngjià wángōng le.
The steel frame of this building is finished.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 框架
机 构 改革明确了各自的职能。
Jīgòu gǎigé míngquè le gèzì de zhínéng.
The restructuring clarified each unit's functions.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 职能
这家医院是医学院的附属机 构 。
Zhè jiā yīyuàn shì yīxuéyuàn de fùshǔ jīgòu.
This hospital is an affiliated institution of the medical school.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 附属
这家机 构 致力于保护野生动物。
Zhè jiā jīgòu zhìlì yú bǎohù yěshēng dòngwù.
This organisation is dedicated to protecting wildlife.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 致力
他把大部分财富捐给了慈善机 构 。
Tā bǎ dà bùfen cáifù juān gěi le císhàn jīgòu.
He donated most of his fortune to charity.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 财富
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Words that contain 构
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Questions about 构
How is 构 used in a sentence?
This page shows 16 sentences using 构 (gòu, "Construct (form - make up - compose)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 构 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 构 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 构?
The dictionary page for 构 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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