How to say “establish” in Chinese

建立

jiànlì

establish, set up

verb · HSK 5 · topic “Society and law”

“Establish” in Chinese is 建立, jiàn lì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

建立 is read jiàn lì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

jiàn — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

lì — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

建

jiàn — build; found

It hints at the sound of 健 jiàn and 键 jiàn.

立

lì — stand; set up

Originally a drawing of a person standing on the ground.

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 “建立”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 建立. Tap the sound icon to listen.

他们很快就建立了友谊tāmenhěnkuàijiùjiànlìleyǒuyìThey quickly became friends.
他们根据数据建立了一个模型tāmengēnjùshùjùjiànlìleyígemóxíngThey built a model based on the data.
两国建立了外交关系liǎngguójiànlìlewàijiāoguānxìThe two countries established diplomatic relations.
国家建立了完整的医疗保障体系。guójiājiànlìlewánzhěngdeyīliáobǎozhàngtǐxìThe state has built a complete system of health coverage.
公司需要建立有效的激励机制gōngsīxūyàojiànlìyǒuxiàodejīlìjīzhìThe company needs to create an effective incentive mechanism.

More words from the lesson “Create and develop”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “establish” in Chinese?

“Establish” in Chinese is 建立, pinyin jiànlì.

What does 建立 mean?

建立 (jiànlì) means “establish, set up”.

How do you write 建立?

建立 is 2 characters: 建 (jiàn) — build; found; 立 (lì) — stand; set up. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 建立?

建立 is read jiànlì. Tones: jiàn — fourth tone, lì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“establish” in the lesson “Create and develop”

This word is from the topic “Society and law” 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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