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建
HSK3
Simplified
建
Traditional
建
Pinyin
jiàn
Definition
to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct
我们要建新房吗?
Wǒmen yào jiàn xīn fáng ma?
Are we going to build a new house?
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建
廴
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聿
廴
Part
yǐn
go
聿
Part
yù
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建议
jiàn yì
to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
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建立
jiàn lì
to establish; to set up; to found
HSK3
建设
jiàn shè
to build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute
HSK3
建成
jiàn chéng
to establish; to build
HSK3
建筑
jiàn zhù
to construct; building
HSK5
建造
jiàn zào
to construct; to build
HSK5
修建
xiū jiàn
to build; to construct
HSK5
重建
chóng jiàn
to rebuild; to reestablish; reconstruction; rebuilding
HSK6
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