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房屋 fángwū

building [ˈbıldıŋ] N

1. building:

building
房屋 fángwū
building
建筑物 jiànzhùwù

2. building:

building
建筑业 jiànzhùyè
building
建筑术 jiànzhùshù

apartment building N, apartment, apartment complex, apartment house

apartment building
公寓大楼 gōngyù dàlóu

body-building N

body-building
健美运动 jiànměi yùndòng

building site N

building site
建筑工地 jiànzhù gōngdì

building society N Brit

building society
建屋互助会 jiànwū hùzhùhuì

image-building N

image-building
形象塑造 xíngxiàng sùzào

nation-building N

nation-building
国家建设 guójiā jiànshè

I. build <built> [bıld] VB trans

1. build:

建筑 jiànzhù
建造 jiànzào

2. build:

建立 jiànlì
创立 chuànglì

II. build <built> [bıld] N

体形 tǐxíng
体格 tǐgé

build <built> [bıld]

build on [or upon]
信赖 xìnlài
build on [or upon]
指望 zhǐwang
build on [or upon]
建立 jiànlì
树立 shùlì
逐步建立 zhúbù jiànlì
增进 zēngjìn
增大 zēngdà
集结 jíjié

body-building exercise N

body-building exercise
健美操 jiànměicāo

build-up N

1. build-up:

增强 zēngqiáng
积聚 jījù

2. build-up:

捧场 pěngchǎng
制造舆论 zhìzào yúlùn
Present
Ibuild
youbuild
he/she/itbuilds
webuild
youbuild
theybuild
Past
Ibuilt
youbuilt
he/she/itbuilt
webuilt
youbuilt
theybuilt
Present Perfect
Ihavebuilt
youhavebuilt
he/she/ithasbuilt
wehavebuilt
youhavebuilt
theyhavebuilt
Past Perfect
Ihadbuilt
youhadbuilt
he/she/ithadbuilt
wehadbuilt
youhadbuilt
theyhadbuilt

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Government schools need to go in for some image-building.
www.thehindu.com
Public relations, glamour, image-building are directly related to money, fame, awards and many things.
www.dnaindia.com
Likewise, businesses wanting to establish new facilities are increasingly planning to generate some or all of their electricity as a cost-conscious, image-building or eco-friendly strategy.
rapidcityjournal.com
Furthermore, there is systematic image-building of the chief.
www.thehindu.com
As with the stories from closer to home, nobody really begrudges politicians when they massage a few facts from afar to suit their image-building.
www.theglobeandmail.com