建立
jiànlìTraditional: 建立
Translation
to establish, to set up, to build, to found
Word origin
A compound of 建 (jiàn, to build, to construct) and 立 (lì, to stand, to set up), combining two senses of construction to mean establishing or founding something.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 建 (jiàn, to build) + 立 (lì, to set up)
Stroke order
建
立
Examples
。
They established a new company.
互。
We need to build mutual trust.
百。
This country was founded a hundred years ago.
。
The two countries established diplomatic relations.
套。
We should set up a new system.
建立 (jiànlì) means to establish, found or build, used for organisations, relationships, systems and abstract things like trust. It is more abstract than 建造 (jiànzào), which is for physical construction.
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