| 1 | 建立 | 建立 | jiàn lì | jian4 li4 | to establish; to set up; to found | | |
| 2 | 建设 | 建設 | jiàn shè | jian4 she4 | to build; to construct; construction; constructive | | |
| 3 | 封建 | 封建 | fēng jiàn | feng1 jian4 | system of enfeoffment; feudalism; feudal; feudalistic | | |
| 4 | 建筑 | 建築 | jiàn zhù | jian4 zhu4 | to construct; building; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 5 | 建 | 建 | jiàn | jian4 | to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct | | |
| 6 | 建议 | 建議 | jiàn yì | jian4 yi4 | to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 7 | 建国 | 建國 | jiàn guó | jian4 guo2 | to found a country; nation-building; the foundation of PRC by Mao Zedong in 1949 | | |
| 8 | 建成 | 建成 | jiàn chéng | jian4 cheng2 | to establish; to build | | |
| 9 | 封建社会 | 封建社會 | fēng jiàn shè huì | feng1 jian4 she4 hui4 | feudal society | | |
| 10 | 上层建筑 | 上層建築 | shàng céng jiàn zhù | shang4 ceng2 jian4 zhu4 | superstructure | | |
| 11 | 福建 | 福建 | fú jiàn | Fu2 jian4 | Fujian province (Fukien) in east China, abbr. 福 or 闽 , capital Fuzhou 福州 ; Fujian province (Fukien) in Taiwan | | |
| 12 | 建造 | 建造 | jiàn zào | jian4 zao4 | to construct; to build | | |
| 13 | 建筑物 | 建築物 | jiàn zhù wù | jian4 zhu4 wu4 | building; structure; edifice | | |
| 14 | 封建主义 | 封建主義 | fēng jiàn zhǔ yì | feng1 jian4 zhu3 yi4 | feudalism | | |
| 15 | 修建 | 修建 | xiū jiàn | xiu1 jian4 | to build; to construct | | |
| 16 | 新建 | 新建 | xīn jiàn | Xin1 jian4 | new construction; newly built; Xinjian county in Nanchang 南昌 , Jiangxi | | |
| 17 | 基建 | 基建 | jī jiàn | ji1 jian4 | capital construction (project); infrastructure | | |
| 18 | 兴建 | 興建 | xīng jiàn | xing1 jian4 | to build; to construct | | |
| 19 | 封建制度 | 封建制度 | fēng jiàn zhì dù | feng1 jian4 zhi4 du4 | feudalism | | |
| 20 | 半封建 | 半封建 | bàn fēng jiàn | ban4 feng1 jian4 | semifeudal | | |
| 21 | 扩建 | 擴建 | kuò jiàn | kuo4 jian4 | to extend (a building, an airport runway etc) | | |
| 22 | 重建 | 重建 | chóng jiàn | chong2 jian4 | to rebuild; to reestablish; reconstruction; rebuilding | | |
| 23 | 创建 | 創建 | chuàng jiàn | chuang4 jian4 | to found; to establish | | |
| 24 | 组建 | 組建 | zǔ jiàn | zu3 jian4 | to organize; to set up; to establish | | |
| 25 | 改建 | 改建 | gǎi jiàn | gai3 jian4 | to rebuild; to transform (a building); to refurbish | | |