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建 (jiàn): to build

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HSK 5verb

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: to build
Characters: 1
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 5
Strokes: 8
Radical: 廴
Structure: 半包围结构

Full definitions

to establish
to found
to set up
to build
to construct

Chinese explanation

设立、创立某个组织或事业，比如建厂、建国、建校
进行建筑、修建工程，盖起房屋、道路等，比如建桥、建房子
提出、形成某种意见或理论，比如建议、建构。

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8 strokes

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Example sentences

We plan to establish a new library in this city.

This company was established in 1990.

They decided to establish their own website.

The government will establish a new hospital.

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