rebuild an old house
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to demolish and rebuild an old house; to renovate a building
neutralSpecifically refers to tearing down an old structure (often a residence) and constructing a new one in its place. Common in the context of rural or old urban housing renewal.
Tā他
men们
dǎ打
suàn算
míng明
nián年
fān翻
gài盖
lǎo老
jiā家
de的
fáng房
zi子
。
They plan to rebuild their old family home next year.
Zhè这
zuò座
lǎo老
wū屋
tài太
jiù旧
le了
，
xū需
yào要
fān翻
gài盖
yī一
xià下
。
This old house is too dilapidated; it needs to be rebuilt.
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Fān翻
gài盖
jiù旧
fáng房
kě可
yǐ以
huò获
dé得
zhèng政
fǔ府
de的
bǔ补
tiē贴
。
Rebuilding old houses may qualify for government subsidies.
Lín邻
jū居
men们
dōu都
zài在
fān翻
gài盖
zì自
jiā家
de的
píng平
fáng房
。
The neighbors are all rebuilding their own single-story houses.
Fān翻
gài盖
gōng工
chéng程
dà大
yuē约
xū需
yào要
sān三
gè个
yuè月
。
The rebuilding project will take about three months.