建
jiàn
Description
"建"的意思是盖房子，或者开始做一件大事情，比如建立一个国家或公司。
"建" means to build a house or to start a big project, like establishing a country or a company.
我们常常用"建"和别的字放在一起，比如"建设"、"建立"。
We often use "建" together with other characters, such as in "建设" and "建立".
Meanings
建jiàn
to build; to construct
他们要在这里建一座桥。
They want to build a bridge here.
建jiàn
to establish; to found; to set up
这所学校是一百年前建的。
This school was built a hundred years ago.
建jiàn
to propose; to suggest
老师建议我们多读书。
The teacher suggests we read more.
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Notes
- Etymology
建 combines 廴 (walk/extend) with 聿 (writing brush), suggesting drafting or setting something up.
- Nuance
often bound in compounds (建设, 建立); standalone 建 is common in everyday speech too.
In videos
“他们在那建了很大的这种宫殿。”
“怎么可以以那时候的资源建这么漂亮的宫殿”
“或者要建一个新的城市在巴耶利峇”
“都是围绕着成吉思汗广场来建的”
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