建设

建設
jiàn shè
HSK 5
to build, to construct, construction
verb
noun

Example Sentences

我们正在建设一座新的桥。
wǒmen zhèngzài jiànshè yīzuò xīnde qiáo 。
We are constructing a new bridge.
这项建设对城市的发展非常重要。
zhèxiàng jiànshè duì chéngshì de fāzhǎn fēicháng zhòngyào 。
This construction is very important for the city's development.
政府决定增加对基础建设的投资。
zhèngfǔ juédìng zēngjiā duì jīchǔ jiànshè de tóuzī 。
The government decided to increase investment in infrastructure construction.

Individual Characters

建jiàn
build, construct, erect, establish
设shè
to set up, to put in place

Words with similar meanings

修建xiūjiàn
to build
A general term for building, often used in a more casual context.
构建gòujiàn
to construct
More often used when referring to constructing systems or concepts rather than physical structures.

Words Starting With 建

建立jiàn lì
to build; to establish; to set up; to found
建筑jiàn zhù
building; to construct; Taiwan pr. jian4 zhu2
建议jiàn yì
"to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation

Words Ending With 设

假设jiǎ shè
suppose that...; hypothesis; conjecture

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