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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

  • 建元
    [word]founding of a new dynasty or a new country
  • 建交
    [word]establish diplomatic relations
  • 建军
    [word]found an army; build up the army
  • 建筑工地
    [word]construction/building site
  • 建筑物
    [word]building
  • 建都
    [word]make the capital
  • 建档
    [word]place something on file
  • 建筑
    [word]build; building
  • 建政
    [word]establish/build up a political power

Similar-form characters to 建

Chinese Characters with pinyin jiàn

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