How to say “build” in Chinese
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“Build” in Chinese is 建, jiàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
建 is read jiàn. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
It hints at the sound of 健 jiàn and 键 jiàn.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “建”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 建. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他提出了一个很好的建议tātíchūleyígehěnhǎodejiànyìHe put forward a very good suggestion.
- 他的建议起到了很大的作用tādejiànyìqǐdàolehěndàdezuòyòngHis advice played a big role.
- 这里要建一个新公园zhèlǐyàojiànyígexīngōngyuánA new park is going to be built here.
- 这座楼是二十世纪初期建的。zhèzuòlóushìèrshíshìjìchūqījiàndeThis building was built in the early twentieth century.
- 医生建议我定期检查牙齿yīshēngjiànyìwǒdìngqījiǎncháyáchǐThe doctor advises me to get my teeth checked regularly.
- 政府决定在这里建一个新公园。zhèngfǔjuédìngzàizhèlǐjiànyígexīngōngyuánThe authorities decided to build a new park here.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “So noisy!”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “build” in Chinese?
“Build” in Chinese is 建, pinyin jiàn.
What does 建 mean?
建 (jiàn) means “build”.
How do you write 建?
建 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 建?
建 is read jiàn. Tones: jiàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“build” in the lesson “So noisy!”
This word is from the topic “Home and neighbors” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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