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建HSK 4
Pinyin: jiàn
English Definition: to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct
Chinese Definition:
①立，设置，成立：建立(ａ．开始成立；b．开始产生，开始形成)。建树(建立功业，或所建立的功业)。建国。建都。建党。建军。建交。建设。建功立业。
②造，筑：建造。建筑。修建。新建。兴(xīng)建。筹建。
③提出，倡议：建议。建策(出谋献策)。
④指中国福建省：建兰。
⑤北斗的斗柄所指的方位。斗柄农历每月所指的方位不同，因此“建”亦转指月份(亦称“月建”、“月尽”)：大建(农历有三十天的月份，亦称“大尽”)。小建(农历有二十九天的月份，亦称“小尽”)。
⑥修筑。
Total strokes: 9; Radical: 廴
Pictophonetic:聿 indicates the sound; 廴 (action) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿺ Surround from lower left
    • 廴 [ yǐn ] to walk, to go; a place
    • 聿 [ yù ] writing brush, pencil; thereupon
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Example Words
建设HSK 5 jiàn shè to build; to construct; construction; constructive
建立HSK 5 jiàn lì to establish; to set up; to found
建议HSK 4 jiàn yì to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation; Classifiers: 个
建筑HSK 5 jiàn zhù to construct; building; Classifiers: 个
建国 jiàn guó to found a country; nation-building; the foundation of PRC by Mao Zedong in 1949
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Example Sentences
1
zhè ge
这个
jiàn zhù wù
建筑物
hěn gāo
很高
。
This building is very tall.
2
zhàng hù
账户
yǐ
已
chéng gōng
成功
chuàng jiàn
创建
。
The account has been successfully created.
3
jiào xué lóu
教学楼
jiàn
建
zài
在
xiào yuán nèi
校园内
。
The teaching building is located on campus.
4
chéng qū
城区
yǒu
有
xǔ duō
许多
lì shǐ
历史
jiàn zhù
建筑
。
The city center has many historic buildings.
5
fēng jiàn
封建
zhì dù
制度
yǐ jīng
已经
guò shí
过时
le
了
。
The feudal system is outdated.
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