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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries重建
Pronunciation / Transliteration: chóngjiàn
"战争结束后开始了城市的重建工作。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action or process of rebuilding something that has been damaged or destroyed.
"The city undertook a massive reconstruction of its historic bridge network following the flood." - 2
A thing that has been rebuilt or recreated, such as a historical event, crime scene, or ancient artifact.
"Police used computer graphics to create a reconstruction of the accident."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'reconstructio', combining the prefix 're-' (again) and 'construere' (to build together). It entered English in the 17th century, initially referring to the physical building anew, and later expanded in the 19th century to denote historical, political, and medical restoration processes.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Reconstruction" is said worldwide
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reconstruction
Transliteration: reconstruction
"La reconstruction du bâtiment a duré deux ans."
Rekonstruktion
Transliteration: Rekonstruktion
"Die Rekonstruktion der alten Kirche war sehr teuer."
ricostruzione
Transliteration: ricostruzione
"La ricostruzione della città richiederà molti anni."
reconstrucción
Transliteration: reconstrucción
"La reconstrucción de la catedral avanza rápidamente."
reconstrução
Transliteration: reconstrução
"O projeto de reconstrução começou na semana passada."
पुनर्निर्माण
Transliteration: punarnirman
"भूकंप के बाद शहर का पुनर्निर्माण शुरू हो गया है।"
重建
Transliteration: chóngjiàn
"战争结束后开始了城市的重建工作。"
재건
Transliteration: jaegeon
"정부는 파괴된 도시의 재건을 지원하고 있습니다."
再建
Transliteration: saiken
"古い建物の再建には多額の費用がかかります。"
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