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栋
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Meaning

Classifier for buildings, especially residential houses or apartment blocks.

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中文 Chinese

"栋"专门用于住宅建筑。"一栋楼"、"两栋别墅"——注意和"座"的区别："座"更宏大（桥梁、山脉都可以），"栋"则聚焦于居住用途。这个字本身就是"栋梁"(beam/pillar)的"栋"——房屋的主梁！房地产广告最爱用"栋"——"仅余三栋"听起来比"只剩三幢"高级多了。

English

**栋 (dòng)** = residential buildings specifically. Unlike 座 (bridges/mountains), 栋 focuses on dwellings. This IS the 栋 in 栋梁 (pillar/beam) — a house's main beam! Real estate ads love 栋 — sounds fancier.

🎯 栋 = residential building. House/apartment building. ## Transport / 交通工具类 (4)

💡 Memory Tip

栋 is similar to 座 but more specifically for residential buildings.

Examples

一栋楼
yī dòng lóu
one building
两栋房子
liǎng dòng fáng zi
two houses

Common Nouns Used With

楼lóubuilding
房子fáng zihouse
别墅bié shùvilla
公寓gōng yùapartment

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间 jiān座 zuò层 céng

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栋
dòng

Classifier for buildings, especially residential houses or apartment blocks.

一栋楼
yī dòng lóu
one building
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