ridgepole; [measure word for a building] (clf.)
HSK 6
Traditional
棟
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
洞 dòng - hole; cavity (n.) | HSK 5
冻 dòng - frozen; jelly (v.) | HSK 5
Phonetically similar words
懂 dǒng - to understand (v.) | HSK 2
东 dōng - east (n.) | HSK 3
冬 dōng - winter (n.) | HSK 3
Examples
这栋楼是新建的。 zhè dòng lóu shì xīnjiàn de. - This building is newly constructed.
这栋房子很大，有很多房间。 zhè dòng fángzi hěn dà, yǒu hěn duō fángjiān. - This house is very big, with many rooms.
他们住在这栋高楼的顶层。 tāmen zhù zài zhè dòng gāolóu de dǐngcéng. - They live on the top floor of this tall building.
我们租了一栋别墅度假。 wǒmen zūle yī dòng biéshù dùjià. - We rented a villa for vacation.
这栋办公楼有十层。 zhè dòng bàngōnglóu yǒu shí céng. - This office building has ten floors.