建立

jiàn

Traditional: 建立

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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

Stroke order for 建

Stroke order for 立

Examples

They established a new company.

We need to build mutual trust.

bǎi

This country was founded a hundred years ago.

The two countries established diplomatic relations.

tào

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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This word is part of lesson 33.