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上层建筑

shàng céng jiàn zhùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
superstructure
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-3c485a1ec2096d70. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

上層建築 上层建筑 [shang4 ceng2 jian4 zhu4] /superstructure/

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Other forms in these source records: 上層建築

  • 上
    shǎng

    used in 上聲|上声[shǎng shēng]

    shàng

    (bound form) up / upper / above / previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb / to get onto / to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on / above

  • 层
    céng

    to pile on top of one another / layer / stratum / floor (of a building) / story / (math.) sheaf / classifier for layers

  • 建
    jiàn

    to establish / to found / to set up / to build / to construct

  • 筑
    zhù

    five-string lute / Taiwan pr. [zhú] / to build / to construct / to ram / to hit

    Zhù

    short name for Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[Guì yáng]

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