Word Detail

栋梁

dòng liáng

ridgepole, ridgepole and beams, person able to bear heavy responsibility, mainstay (of organization), pillar (of state)

HSK 7-9 (v3.0)

Examples

国家栋梁。

Guójiā dòngliáng.

Pillar of the state.

栋梁之才。

Dòngliáng zhī cái.

Talent of a pillar.

成为栋梁。

Chéngwéi dòngliáng.

Become a pillar.