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jiàn
HSK 3.0 Level 3

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Definitions

  1. 1. to establish
  2. 2. to found
  3. 3. to set up
  4. 4. to build
  5. 5. to construct

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 建

建成
jiàn chéng

to establish

建华区
jiàn huá qū

Jianhua district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[qí qí hā ěr], Heilongjiang

提出建议
tí chū jiàn yì

to propose

住房和城乡建设部
zhù fáng hé chéng xiāng jiàn shè bù

Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the PRC (MOHURD)

建制
jiàn zhì

organizational structure

建筑
jiàn zhù

to construct

封建社会
fēng jiàn shè huì

feudal society

始建
shǐ jiàn

to start building

创建者
chuàng jiàn zhě

founder

新建
xīn jiàn

Xinjian county in Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi

整建
zhěng jiàn

to restore a damaged or aging structure

建构正义理论
jiàn gòu zhèng yì lǐ lùn

constructivist theory

建交
jiàn jiāo

to establish diplomatic relations

建宁
jiàn níng

Jianning county in Sanming 三明[sān míng], Fujian

建立
jiàn lì

to establish

封建
fēng jiàn

system of enfeoffment

档案建立
dàng àn jiàn lì

file creation

建都
jiàn dū

to establish a capital

团建
tuán jiàn

building camaraderie within the Chinese Communist Youth League 中國共產主義青年團|中国共产主义青年团[zhōng guó gòng chǎn zhǔ yì qīng nián tuán]

督建
dū jiàn

to supervise and construct

李建成
lǐ jiàn chéng

Li Jiancheng (589-626), eldest son of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 唐高祖李淵|唐高祖李渊, murdered by his brother 李世民 in the Xuanwu Gate coup 玄武門之變|玄武门之变

建筑业
jiàn zhù yè

building industry

建瓯市
jiàn ōu shì

Jian'ou, county-level city in Nanping 南平[nán píng] Fujian

内建
nèi jiàn

built-in

建造
jiàn zào

to construct

建宁县
jiàn níng xiàn

Jianning county in Sanming 三明[sān míng], Fujian

建湖
jiàn hú

Jianhu county in Yancheng 鹽城|盐城[yán chéng], Jiangsu

建屋互助会
jiàn wū hù zhù huì

building society (finance)

扩建
kuò jiàn

to extend (a building, an airport runway etc)

封建主义
fēng jiàn zhǔ yì

feudalism

建始
jiàn shǐ

Jianshi County in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[ēn shī tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu], Hubei

半封建半殖民地
bàn fēng jiàn bàn zhí mín dì

semifeudal and semicolonial (the official Marxist description of China in the late Qing and under the Guomindang)

布建
bù jiàn

to progressively extend (service delivery, network etc) to a wider area

建邺区
jiàn yè qū

Jianye district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏

吴建豪
wú jiàn háo

Wu Jianhao or Vanness Wu (1978-), Taiwan pop star and actor, F4 band member

建筑工人
jiàn zhù gōng rén

construction worker

安徽建筑工业学院
ān huī jiàn zhù gōng yè xué yuàn

Anhui University of Architecture

中国民主建国会
zhōng guó mín zhǔ jiàn guó huì

China Democratic National Construction Association

建瓯
jiàn ōu

Jian'ou, county-level city in Nanping 南平[nán píng] Fujian

统建
tǒng jiàn

to develop as a government project; to construct under the authority of a commission

建华
jiàn huá

Jianhua district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[qí qí hā ěr], Heilongjiang

兴建
xīng jiàn

to build

建德
jiàn dé

Jiande, county-level city in Hangzhou 杭州[háng zhōu], Zhejiang

建立者
jiàn lì zhě

founder

建水
jiàn shuǐ

Jianshui county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan

建德市
jiàn dé shì

Jiande, county-level city in Hangzhou 杭州[háng zhōu], Zhejiang

建设性
jiàn shè xìng

constructive

建筑群
jiàn zhù qún

building complex

土建
tǔ jiàn

civil engineering

建置
jiàn zhì

to set up; to establish

建设
jiàn shè

to build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute

大建
dà jiàn

lunar month of 30 days

建树
jiàn shù

to make a contribution

建基
jiàn jī

to lay foundations

组建
zǔ jiàn

to organize

建言
jiàn yán

to make a suggestion

建成区
jiàn chéng qū

built-up area

杨建利
yáng jiàn lì

Yang JianLi, PRC human rights activist

建白
jiàn bái

to propose

建塘镇
jiàn táng zhèn

Jiantang, capital of Dêqên or Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[dí qìng zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], northwest Yunnan

建阳
jiàn yáng

Jianyang, county-level city in Nanping 南平[nán píng] Fujian

重建
chóng jiàn

to rebuild

中国交通建设
zhōng guó jiāo tōng jiàn shè

China Communications Construction Company

建筑师
jiàn zhù shī

architect

建立正式外交关系
jiàn lì zhèng shì wài jiāo guān xì

formally establish diplomatic relations

半封建
bàn fēng jiàn

semifeudal

建昌县
jiàn chāng xiàn

Jianchang county in Huludao 葫蘆島|葫芦岛, Liaoning

基建
jī jiàn

capital construction (project)

建议
jiàn yì

to propose

封建主
fēng jiàn zhǔ

feudal ruler

建阳市
jiàn yáng shì

Jianyang, county-level city in Nanping 南平[nán píng] Fujian

建三江
jiàn sān jiāng

Jiansanjiang, large-scale agricultural development in Sanjiang river plain in Heilongjiang

西松建设
xī sōng jiàn shè

Nishimatsu Construction Co.

建材
jiàn cái

building materials

建昌
jiàn chāng

Jianchang county in Huludao 葫蘆島|葫芦岛, Liaoning

建平县
jiàn píng xiàn

Jianping county in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳[cháo yáng], Liaoning

建功立业
jiàn gōng lì yè

to achieve or accomplish goals

封建制度
fēng jiàn zhì dù

feudalism

勤俭建国
qín jiǎn jiàn guó

to build up the country through thrift and hard work (idiom)

福建
fú jiàn

Fujian province (Fukien) in Taiwan

黄建南
huáng jiàn nán

John Huang (1945-), Democratic Party fundraiser

建湖县
jiàn hú xiàn

Jianhu county in Yancheng 鹽城|盐城[yán chéng], Jiangsu

建水县
jiàn shuǐ xiàn

Jianshui county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan

新疆生产建设兵团
xīn jiāng shēng chǎn jiàn shè bīng tuán

Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, also known as XPCC or Bingtuan (\the Corps\), a state-owned economic and paramilitary organization in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

建文帝
jiàn wén dì

reign name of second Ming emperor, reigned 1398-1402, deposed in 1402

小建
xiǎo jiàn

lunar month of 29 days

建构
jiàn gòu

to construct (often sth abstract, such as good relations)

建议售价
jiàn yì shòu jià

recommended retail price (RRP)

建党
jiàn dǎng

party-founding

共建房
gòng jiàn fáng

co-op owned house

建军节
jiàn jūn jié

Army Day (August 1)

易建联
yì jiàn lián

Yi Jianlian (1987-), Chinese basketball player for the New Jersey Nets (NBA)

修建
xiū jiàn

to build

建政
jiàn zhèng

to establish a government

建邺
jiàn yè

Jianye district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏

封建思想
fēng jiàn sī xiǎng

feudal way of thinking

肇建
zhào jiàn

to build (for the first time)

建筑学
jiàn zhù xué

architectural

建文
jiàn wén

Jianwen Emperor, reign name of second Ming Emperor Zhu Yunwen 朱允炆[zhū yǔn wén] (1377-1402), reigned 1398-1402

上层建筑
shàng céng jiàn zhù

superstructure

筹建
chóu jiàn

to prepare to build sth

中国建设银行
zhōng guó jiàn shè yín háng

China Construction Bank

陈建仁
chén jiàn rén

Chen Chien-jen (1951-), Taiwanese politician, vice president of the Republic of China 2016-2020

建立时间
jiàn lì shí jiān

setup time

建始县
jiàn shǐ xiàn

Jianshi County in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[ēn shī tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu], Hubei

构建
gòu jiàn

to construct (sth abstract)

八一建军节
bā yī jiàn jūn jié

see 建軍節|建军节[jiàn jūn jié]

民主建港协进联盟
mín zhǔ jiàn gǎng xié jìn lián méng

Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB), a pro-Beijing political party in Hong Kong

承建
chéng jiàn

to construct under contract

再建
zài jiàn

to reconstruct

新建县
xīn jiàn xiàn

Xinjian county in Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi

董建华
dǒng jiàn huá

Tung Chee-hwa (1937-), Hong Kong entrepreneur and politician, chief executive 1997-2005

破竹建瓴
pò zhú jiàn líng

lit. smash bamboo, overturn water tank (idiom); fig. irresistible force

建党节
jiàn dǎng jié

CCP Founding Day (July 1st)

建国
jiàn guó

to found a country

建物
jiàn wù

structure

封建时代
fēng jiàn shí dài

feudal times

福建省
fú jiàn shěng

Fujian province (Fukien) in Taiwan

王建民
wáng jiàn mín

Chien-Ming Wang (1980-), Taiwanese starting pitcher for the Washington Nationals in Major League Baseball

建平
jiàn píng

Jianping county in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳[cháo yáng], Liaoning

改建
gǎi jiàn

to rebuild

建筑物
jiàn zhù wù

building

搭建
dā jiàn

to build (esp. with simple materials)

建商
jiàn shāng

construction company

高层建筑
gāo céng jiàn zhù

high-rise building

建安
jiàn ān

reign name (196-219) at the end of the Han dynasty

营建
yíng jiàn

to build

创建
chuàng jiàn

to found

川建国
chuān jiàn guó

nickname for US President Trump 川普[chuān pǔ], implying that he benefitted China (hence 建國|建国[jiàn guó]) by doing a poor job of leading the US