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構造

简构造 · 繁構造

Mandarin · pinyin gòu zào

structure
composition
tectonic (geology)
Classifier: 個 gè

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造: zào · construct, build, make, begin; prepare
构: gòu · frame, building, structure

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4–4 · gou4 zao4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gau3 zou6 · kau3 zou6

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noun

structure; construction (Classifier: 個／个 m)

verb

to build; to construct
(archaic) to fabricate; to concoct; to make up a false set of facts

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