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Pronunciation / Transliteration: jīchǔ shèshī
"政府正在努力改善交通基础设施。"
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The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g., buildings, roads, power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.
"The government plans to invest heavily in the country's transport infrastructure."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the mid-20th century, from French infrastructure, combining the Latin prefix 'infra-' (below, beneath) and 'structure' (building, construction), originally used in military contexts before expanding to general economics and civil engineering.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "infrastructure" is said worldwide
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infrastructure
Transliteration: infrastructure
"Le pays a besoin d'une meilleure infrastructure de transport."
Infrastruktur
Transliteration: Infrastruktur
"Die Stadt investiert in die digitale Infrastruktur."
infrastruttura
Transliteration: infrastruttura
"Le infrastrutture stradali devono essere riparate."
infraestructura
Transliteration: infraestructura
"Se necesita mejorar la infraestructura urbana."
infraestrutura
Transliteration: infraestrutura
"O governo vai modernizar a infraestrutura portuária."
बुनियादी ढांचा
Transliteration: buniyadi dhancha
"देश के विकास के लिए मजबूत बुनियादी ढांचे की आवश्यकता है।"
基础设施
Transliteration: jīchǔ shèshī
"政府正在努力改善交通基础设施。"
기반 시설
Transliteration: giban siseol
"도시의 교통 기반 시설이 잘 되어 있다."
インフラストラクチャー
Transliteration: infurasutorakuchā
"老朽化したインフラの刷新が急務である。"
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