jiàn

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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

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Words Containing 建

修建
xiū jiàn

to build

创建
chuàng jiàn

to found

封建
fēng jiàn

system of enfeoffment

建交
jiàn jiāo

to establish diplomatic relations

建成
jiàn chéng

to establish

建树
jiàn shù

to make a contribution

建立
jiàn lì

to establish

建筑
jiàn zhù

to construct

建筑师
jiàn zhù shī

architect

建筑物
jiàn zhù wù

building

建设
jiàn shè

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

建议
jiàn yì

to propose

建造
jiàn zào

to construct

搭建
dā jiàn

to build (esp. with simple materials)

扩建
kuò jiàn

to extend (a building, an airport runway etc)

构建
gòu jiàn

to construct (sth abstract)

组建
zǔ jiàn

to organize

兴建
xīng jiàn

to build

重建
chóng jiàn

to rebuild

上层建筑
shàng céng jiàn zhù

superstructure

中国交通建设
zhōng guó jiāo tōng jiàn shè

China Communications Construction Company

中国建设银行
zhōng guó jiàn shè yín háng

China Construction Bank

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

China Democratic National Construction Association

布建
bù jiàn

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

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)

内建
nèi jiàn

built-in

八一建军节
bā yī jiàn jūn jié

see 建軍節|建军节[jiàn jūn jié]

共建房
gòng jiàn fáng

co-op owned house

再建
zài jiàn

to reconstruct

创建者
chuàng jiàn zhě

founder

勤俭建国
qín jiǎn jiàn guó

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

半封建
bàn fēng jiàn

semifeudal

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)

吴建豪
wú jiàn háo

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

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]

土建
tǔ jiàn

civil engineering

基建
jī jiàn

capital construction (project)

大建
dà jiàn

lunar month of 30 days

始建
shǐ jiàn

to start building

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

Anhui University of Architecture

封建主
fēng jiàn zhǔ

feudal ruler

封建主义
fēng jiàn zhǔ yì

feudalism

封建制度
fēng jiàn zhì dù

feudalism

封建思想
fēng jiàn sī xiǎng

feudal way of thinking

封建时代
fēng jiàn shí dài

feudal times

封建社会
fēng jiàn shè huì

feudal society

小建
xiǎo jiàn

lunar month of 29 days

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

建三江
jiàn sān jiāng

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

建制
jiàn zhì

organizational structure

建功立业
jiàn gōng lì yè

to achieve or accomplish goals

建商
jiàn shāng

construction company

建国
jiàn guó

to found a country

建基
jiàn jī

to lay foundations

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

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

建安
jiàn ān

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

建宁
jiàn níng

Jianning county in Sanming 三明[sān míng], Fujian

建宁县
jiàn níng xiàn

Jianning county in Sanming 三明[sān míng], Fujian

建屋互助会
jiàn wū hù zhù huì

building society (finance)

建平
jiàn píng

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

建平县
jiàn píng xiàn

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

建德
jiàn dé

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

建德市
jiàn dé shì

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

建成区
jiàn chéng qū

built-up area

建政
jiàn zhèng

to establish a government

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

建文帝
jiàn wén dì

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

建昌
jiàn chāng

Jianchang county in Huludao 葫蘆島|葫芦岛, Liaoning

建昌县
jiàn chāng xiàn

Jianchang county in Huludao 葫蘆島|葫芦岛, Liaoning

建材
jiàn cái

building materials

建构
jiàn gòu

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

建构正义理论
jiàn gòu zhèng yì lǐ lùn

constructivist theory

建水
jiàn shuǐ

Jianshui county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan

建水县
jiàn shuǐ xiàn

Jianshui county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan

建湖
jiàn hú

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

建湖县
jiàn hú xiàn

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

建物
jiàn wù

structure

建瓯
jiàn ōu

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

建瓯市
jiàn ōu shì

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

建白
jiàn bái

to propose

建立时间
jiàn lì shí jiān

setup time

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

formally establish diplomatic relations

建立者
jiàn lì zhě

founder

建筑学
jiàn zhù xué

architectural

建筑工人
jiàn zhù gōng rén

construction worker

建筑业
jiàn zhù yè

building industry

建筑群
jiàn zhù qún

building complex

建置
jiàn zhì

to set up; to establish

建华
jiàn huá

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

建华区
jiàn huá qū

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

建言
jiàn yán

to make a suggestion

建设性
jiàn shè xìng

constructive

建议售价
jiàn yì shòu jià

recommended retail price (RRP)

建军节
jiàn jūn jié

Army Day (August 1)

建都
jiàn dū

to establish a capital

建邺
jiàn yè

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

建邺区
jiàn yè qū

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

建阳
jiàn yáng

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

建阳市
jiàn yáng shì

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

建党
jiàn dǎng

party-founding

建党节
jiàn dǎng jié

CCP Founding Day (July 1st)

承建
chéng jiàn

to construct under contract

提出建议
tí chū jiàn yì

to propose

改建
gǎi jiàn

to rebuild

整建
zhěng jiàn

to restore a damaged or aging structure

新建
xīn jiàn

Xinjian county in Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi

新建县
xīn jiàn xiàn

Xinjian county in Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi

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

易建联
yì jiàn lián

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

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

杨建利
yáng jiàn lì

Yang JianLi, PRC human rights activist

档案建立
dàng àn jiàn lì

file creation

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

营建
yíng jiàn

to build

王建民
wáng jiàn mín

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

督建
dū jiàn

to supervise and construct

破竹建瓴
pò zhú jiàn líng

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

福建
fú jiàn

Fujian province (Fukien) in Taiwan

福建省
fú jiàn shěng

Fujian province (Fukien) in Taiwan

筹建
chóu jiàn

to prepare to build sth

统建
tǒng jiàn

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

肇建
zhào jiàn

to build (for the first time)

董建华
dǒng jiàn huá

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

西松建设
xī sōng jiàn shè

Nishimatsu Construction Co.

陈建仁
chén jiàn rén

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

高层建筑
gāo céng jiàn zhù

high-rise building

黄建南
huáng jiàn nán

John Huang (1945-), Democratic Party fundraiser