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  • 1

    v.propose; advocate

    • jiàn yì

      propose

  • 2

    v.build; construct; erect

    • dà lóu biān shàng yòu kuò jiàn le yī xiē jiào shì

      大楼教室

      Extra classrooms were built out from the main block.

    • zhè zuò bēi shì wéi jì niàn tā ér jiàn de

      纪念

      The monument was erected in his honour.

    • zhè fáng zi shì wéi rào zhe zhōng yāng de tíng yuàn ér jiàn de

      房子围绕中央庭院

      The house is built around a central courtyard.

  • 3

    v.establish; set up; found

    • táng dài jiàn dū cháng ān

      长安

      The Tang Dynasty made Chang'an its capital.

    • wǒ zhèng zài wèi wǒ ā yí zài xī bān yá de xiǎo lǚ guǎn jiàn yī gè wǎng zhàn

      阿姨西班牙旅馆网站

      I am building a website for my auntie's small hotel in Spain.

    • jiāng wèi sǐ zhě jiā shǔ jiàn yī xiàng jī jīn

      死者家属基金

      A fund will be set up for the dead men's families.

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  • 4

    n.of Fujian Province; Jianjiang River, or Minjiang River, in Fujian Province

Words and phrases with 建

  • 建文
    [word]the title of the reign of Emperor Huidi of the Ming Dynasty
  • 建交
    [word]establish diplomatic relations
  • 建筑业
    [word]construction industry
  • 建筑队
    [word]construction team
  • 建设规模
    [word]scale of construction
  • 建置
    [word]establish; infrastracture
  • 建仓
    [word]buy in
  • 建军
    [word]found an army; build up the army
  • 建言
    [word]advise

Similar-form characters to 建

Chinese Characters with pinyin jiàn

  • see; meet
  • healthy; strengthen
  • item; letter
  • sword
  • mirror; object lesson