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建

jiàn · jian

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Meaning

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  1. to establish
  2. to found
  3. to set up
  4. to build
  5. to construct
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A subway station is being built

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，公园(gōngyuán)旁边(pángbiān)在(zài)建(jiàn)一个(yīgè)新(xīn)地铁站(dìtiězhàn)。

    Look, they are building a new subway station next to the park.

  2. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)！什么时候(shénmeshíhou)能(néng)建好(jiànhǎo)？

    Great! When will it be finished?

  3. Liangliang

    他们(tāmen)说(shuō)明年(míngnián)。

    They say next year.

  4. Dengdeng

    去年(qùnián)他们(tāmen)也(yě)这么(zhème)说(shuō)。

    They said that last year too.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)明年(míngnián)再(zài)来(lái)看看(kànkan)建好(jiànhǎo)了(le)没有(méiyǒu)。

    Then let us come back next year to see if it is built.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)的(de)计(jì)划(huà)是(shì)在(zài)那(nà)条(tiáo)河(hé)上(shàng)建(jiàn)一(yí)座(zuò)桥(qiáo)。

His plan is to build a bridge over that river.

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

02

这(zhè)所(suǒ)大(dà)学(xué)是(shì)什(shén)么(me)时(shí)候(hou)建(jiàn)的(de)？

When was this university founded?

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

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