栋梁
dòng​liáng HSK7

mainstay

  • created sense approved 栋梁/棟梁 · dòng​liáng · mainstay

    栋梁 / 棟梁

    dòng​liáng

    mainstay

    a person able to bear heavy responsibility; a pillar of the state or an organization

    这些年轻人是国家未来的栋梁。

    noun

    created sense

  • created sense approved 栋梁/棟梁 · dòng​liáng · ridgepole

    栋梁 / 棟梁

    dòng​liáng

    ridgepole

    the horizontal beam along the ridge of a roof; ridgepole and beams

    这座古庙的栋梁已经有些腐朽了。

    noun

    created sense