结构 jiégòu structure
structure; composition; makeup; architecture
How to remember 结构: 结 tie up + 构 to compose = structure.
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How it is used
- Structure / composition / framework - 句子结构 (jùzi jiégòu) sentence structure; 建筑结构 building structure.
- How parts are arranged into a whole - grammatical, architectural, organizational (组织结构). Contrast 构造 (gòuzào, internal make-up/mechanism): 结构 is the overall structural arrangement.
Example sentences
- 人体的组织结构很复杂。 Réntǐ de zǔzhī jiégòu hěn fùzá.The structure of the human body is complicated.
- 这些房子的结构很简单。 Zhèixiē fángzi de jiégòu hěn jiǎndān.The structure of these houses is very simple.