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重建

chóng jiàn · chong jian

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Meaning

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  1. to rebuild
  2. to reestablish
  3. reconstruction
  4. rebuilding
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Sandcastle, again

  1. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)的(de)沙堡(shābǎo)被(bèi)风(fēng)吹倒(chuīdǎo)了(le)。

    The wind blew our sandcastle down.

  2. Dengdeng

    没关系(méiguānxi)，我们(wǒmen)重建(chóngjiàn)一个(yīgè)。

    No problem. We will rebuild one.

  3. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，这次(zhècì)要(yào)用(yòng)湿(shī)沙子(shāzi)。

    OK, this time we use wet sand.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)去(qù)拿(ná)水(shuǐ)，你(nǐ)先(xiān)挖(wā)沙(shā)。

    I will get some water. You dig sand first.

  5. Liangliang

    重建(chóngjiàn)好(hǎo)了(le)！你(nǐ)看(kàn)，比(bǐ)以前(yǐqián)高(gāo)多(duō)了(le)。

    The rebuild is done! Look, it is much taller than before.

  6. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)小狗(xiǎogǒu)已经(yǐjīng)坐进去(zuòjìnqù)了(le)。

    But a little dog is already sitting inside.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

地(dì)震(zhèn)过(guò)后(hòu)，村(cūn)民(mín)们(men)一(yì)起(qǐ)重(chóng)建(jiàn)了(le)家(jiā)园(yuán)。

After the earthquake, the villagers rebuilt their homes together.

02

公(gōng)司(sī)决(jué)定(dìng)重(chóng)建(jiàn)网(wǎng)站(zhàn)，让(ràng)用(yòng)户(hù)更(gèng)容(róng)易(yì)找(zhǎo)到(dào)信(xìn)息(xī)。

The company decided to rebuild its website so users can find information more easily.

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