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建筑在...之上

English translation: built/constructed upon...


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Chinese term or phrase:建筑在...之上
English translation:built/constructed upon...
Entered by: Richard Xie
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Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Chinese term or phrase: 建筑在...之上
内府收藏的基础,是建筑在私家收藏之上的。

How do you translate "建筑在...之上" in this context?
Richard Xie
China
built/constructed upon...
Explanation:
built/constructed upon...
Selected response from:

Chinoise
Canada
Local time: 09:25
Grading comment
thank you very much!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2built/constructed upon...
Chinoise
3some possibilitiesRitchest
3based on...
Haiyang Ai


  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
built/constructed upon...


Explanation:
built/constructed upon...

Chinoise
Canada
Local time: 09:25
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 57
Grading comment
thank you very much!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Edward LIU
30 mins
  -> Thanks !

agree  Nigel Jones: as it is a family, I would definitely go for built on
9 hrs
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
建筑在...之上
based on...


Explanation:
based on...

Haiyang Ai
United States
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 4
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
建筑在...之上
some possibilities


Explanation:
内府收藏is based on/selected/derived/originated/comes from 私家收藏。

The basis/source/foundation/origin of 内府收藏 is 私家收藏。

私家收藏 is the source/basis/foundation/origin of 内府收藏

Ritchest
China
Local time: 21:25
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 18
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