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Pronunciation
这 ( zhè ) 座 ( zuò ) 城市 ( chéng shì ) 97%的 ( de ) 建筑物 ( jiàn zhù wù ) 被 ( bèi ) 摧毁 ( cuī huǐ ) 或 ( huò ) 严重 ( yán zhòng ) 损坏 ( sǔn huài )
这 (zhè, ㄓㄜˋ ) this; these; (commonly pronounced zhei4 before a classifier, esp. in Beijing) [CE-DICT]
座 (ざ) (n,n-suf) (1) seat; place; position; (2) status; (3) gathering; group; (4) stand; pedestal; platform; (5) (historical) trade guild; (suf) (6) attaches to the names of theatres, theatrical troupes, and constellations; (suf,ctr) (7) (See 里神楽) counter for theatres, deities, Buddhist images, tall mountains, and satokagura songs; (P) [EDICT] (zuò, ㄗㄨㄛˋ ) seat; base; stand; (classifier for buildings, mountains, large solid things, etc.) [CE-DICT]
的 (てき) (adj-na,suf) -like; typical; (P) [EDICT] (まと) (n) mark; target; (P) [EDICT] (de, ㄉㄜ˙ ) of; structural particle: used before a noun, linking it to preceding possessive or descriptive attributive [CE-DICT] (dí, ㄉㄧˊ ) really and truly [CE-DICT] (dì, ㄉㄧˋ ) aim; clear [CE-DICT]
建 (たて) (n,n-suf,n-pref) contract; commitment [EDICT] (たける) (n) (arch) leader of a fearless tribe [EDICT] (jiàn, ㄐㄧㄢˋ ) to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct [CE-DICT]
筑 (zhú, ㄓㄨˊ ) to build; five-string lute; another word for Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳, capital of Guizhou province 貴州|贵州 [CE-DICT] (zhù, ㄓㄨˋ ) five-string lute or zither [CE-DICT] (zhù, ㄓㄨˋ ) to build [CE-DICT]
物 (ぶつ) (n) (1) (uk) (sl) stock; products; (2) stolen goods; loot; spoils [EDICT] (もの(P);もん) (n) (1) (usually not もん) thing; object; (2) (uk) the natural thing; a frequently done thing; (3) (uk) used to express emotional involvement; (4) (uk) used in giving a reason; (P) [EDICT] (wù, ㄨˋ ) thing; object; matter; abbr. for physics 物理 [CE-DICT]