建

To establish in Chinese: 建 (jiàn)

jiàn

to establish

HSK 3.0 Level 31 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to establish
  2. 2to found
  3. 3to set up
  4. 4to build
  5. 5to construct

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建

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧㄢˋ

jiàn

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他们要在这里建一座新桥。

    tā men yào zài zhè lǐ jiàn yí zuò xīn qiáo。

    They are going to build a new bridge here.

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Related words

建立

jiàn lì

to establish

建设

jiàn shè

to build

建议

jiàn yì

to propose

建筑

jiàn zhù

to construct

建成

jiàn chéng

to establish

建造

jiàn zào

to construct

修建

xiū jiàn

to build

创建

chuàng jiàn

to found

构建

gòu jiàn

to construct (sth abstract)

重建

chóng jiàn

to rebuild

搭建

dā jiàn

to build (esp. with simple materials)

封建

fēng jiàn

system of enfeoffment

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