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建立

jiàn lì · jian li

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HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to establish
  2. to set up
  3. to found
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A new group chat

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)建立(jiànlì)一个(yīgè)微信(wēixìn)群(qún)吧(ba)。

    Let's set up a WeChat group.

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，建立(jiànlì)以后(yǐhòu)先(xiān)叫(jiào)谁(shéi)？

    Okay, after we set it up, who do we invite first?

  3. Dengdeng

    先(xiān)叫(jiào)琦琦(qíqí)和(hé)里昂(lǐáng)。

    Qiqi and Leon first.

  4. Liangliang

    群(qún)的(de)名字(míngzi)叫(jiào)什么(shénme)？

    What do we name the group?

  5. Dengdeng

    就(jiù)叫(jiào)好(hǎo)朋友(péngyou)。

    Just call it Good Friends.

  6. Liangliang

    群(qún)建立(jiànlì)了(le)，可是(kěshì)我们(wǒmen)两个(liǎnggè)人(rén)只(zhǐ)说(shuō)了(le)三句(sānjù)话(huà)。

    The group is set up, but the two of us have said only three sentences.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

希(xī)腊(là)人(rén)建(jiàn)立(lì)了(le)几(jǐ)何(hé)学(xué)的(de)理(lǐ)论(lùn)模(mó)型(xíng)。

The Greeks invented a theoretical model of geometry.

Tatoeba: Chinese by cienias · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

大(dà)学(xué)在(zài)20年(nián)前(qián)由(yóu)他(tā)的(de)父(fù)亲(qīn)建(jiàn)立(lì)。

The university was founded by his father twenty years ago.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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建
jiàn

to establish; to found

立
lì

to stand; to set up

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