动工 (dòng gōng): to start (a building project)

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HSK 7verb

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Pinyin
Meaning: to start (a building project)
Characters: 2
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 7

Full definitions

to start (a building project)

Chinese explanation

指开始建造或修建工程，通常用于建筑、道路、桥梁等大型项目。例如，这栋大楼已经动工了，预计明年完工
也指某项工程正式开始施工。

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HSK 2

(of sth) to move

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Example sentences

Construction on the new subway line has already started. It is expected to open in three years; by then, it will take only 20 minutes from downtown to the airport.

Because the funds did not arrive for a long time, that commercial center project was delayed by half a year before construction began.

On the day construction of the bridge began, many residents made a special trip to the riverside to watch the groundbreaking ceremony.

Construction on the school's new teaching building will start next month, so the empty lot next to the playground has already been fenced off.

It took less than two years from the start of construction to completion for this residential community; the speed surprised even others in the industry.

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