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建
jiàn
Main
English Definitionto establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct
Simplified Script建
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinjiàn
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄐㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)gin3
Part of Speech(动) verb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=3 TOCFL=6

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建议jiànyìto propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
建设jiànshèto build; to construct; construction; constructive
建立jiànlìto establish; to set up; to found
建国jiànguóto found a country; nation-building; the foundation of PRC by Mao Zedong in 1949
建造jiànzàoto construct; to build
Words With Same Tail Word    
封建fēngjiànsystem of enfeoffment; feudalism; feudal; feudalistic
修建xiūjiànto build; to construct
扩建kuòjiànto extend (a building, an airport runway etc)
兴建xīngjiànto build; to construct
福建fújiànFujian province (Fukien) in east China, abbr. 福 or 闽, capital Fuzhou 福州; Fujian province (Fukien) in Taiwan
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