How do you say "builder" in Chinese?

In Chinese, "builder" is 建筑工人 (jiàn zhù gōng rén). It is a noun.

Listen to the pronunciation:

Illustration of builder from Noun Town

Pronunciation

建筑工人 (pinyin: jiàn zhù gōng rén) is written using Chinese characters (Hanzi).

Related words

Curated by Callan Ratcliffe

Practice 建筑工人 and hundreds more Chinese words in the game.

Buy on Steam

Questions about 建筑工人

How do you pronounce 建筑工人?

建筑工人 is romanised as jiàn zhù gōng rén in Chinese. This pinyin gives you an approximate pronunciation for English speakers. Listen to the audio on this page for the native pronunciation.

How is 建筑工人 written in Chinese?

建筑工人 is written using Chinese characters (Hanzi). The pinyin is jiàn zhù gōng rén. Learning to read Chinese characters (Hanzi) takes time, but Noun Town teaches vocabulary through gameplay so the writing becomes familiar through repeated exposure.

Is 建筑工人 formal or casual?

建筑工人 is a common noun used in everyday Chinese speech. The level of formality in a sentence comes from the surrounding words and grammatical forms rather than from this word alone.

This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Chinese language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation.