jian4
to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct

strokes 8
radical
strokes after radical 6
安徽建筑工业学院 安徽建築工業學院 an1 hui1 jian4 zhu4 gong1 ye4 xue2 yuan4
Anhui University of Architecture

八一建军节 八一建軍節 ba1 yi1 jian4 jun1 jie2
see 建軍節|建军节

半封建 半封建 ban4 feng1 jian4
semi-feudal

半封建半殖民地 半封建半殖民地 ban4 feng1 jian4 ban4 zhi2 min2 di4
semi-feudal and semi-colonial (the official Marxist description of China in the late Qing and under the Guomindang)

布建 布建 bu4 jian4
to progressively extend (service delivery, network etc) to a wider area; rollout; also written 佈建

承建 承建 cheng2 jian4
to construct under contract

重建 重建 chong2 jian4
to rebuild; to reestablish; reconstruction; rebuilding

筹建 籌建 chou2 jian4
to prepare to build sth

创建 創建 chuang4 jian4
to found; to establish

创建者 創建者 chuang4 jian4 zhe3
founder; creator

搭建 搭建 da1 jian4
to build (esp. with simple materials); to knock together (a temporary shed); to rig up

大建 大建 da4 jian4
lunar month of 30 days; same as 大盡|大尽

档案建立 檔案建立 dang4 an4 jian4 li4
file creation

董建华 董建華 dong3 jian4 hua2
Tung Chee-hwa (1937-), Hong Kong entrepreneur and politician, chief executive 1997-2005

督建 督建 du1 jian4
to supervise and construct; constructed under the supervision of

法治建设 法治建設 fa3 zhi4 jian4 she4
legislation; constructing legal institutions

封建 封建 feng1 jian4
system of enfeoffment; feudalism; feudal; feudalistic

封建社会 封建社會 feng1 jian4 she4 hui4
feudal society

封建时代 封建時代 feng1 jian4 shi2 dai4
feudal times

封建思想 封建思想 feng1 jian4 si1 xiang3
feudal way of thinking

封建制度 封建制度 feng1 jian4 zhi4 du4
feudalism

封建主 封建主 feng1 jian4 zhu3
feudal ruler

封建主义 封建主義 feng1 jian4 zhu3 yi4
feudalism

福建 福建 fu2 jian4
Fujian province (Fukien) in east China, abbr. 福 or 閩|闽, capital Fuzhou 福州; Fujian province (Fukien) in Taiwan

福建省 福建省 fu2 jian4 sheng3
Fujian province (Fukien) in east China, abbr. 閩|闽, capital Fuzhou 福州; Fujian province (Fukien) in Taiwan

改建 改建 gai3 jian4
to rebuild; to transform (a building); to refurbish

高层建筑 高層建築 gao1 ceng2 jian4 zhu4
high-rise building; skyscraper

构建 構建 gou4 jian4
to construct (sth abstract)

黄建南 黃建南 huang2 jian4 nan2
John Huang (1945-), Democratic Party fundraiser

基建 基建 ji1 jian4
capital construction (project); infrastructure

机建费 機建費 ji1 jian4 fei4
airport construction fee (abbr. for 機場建設費|机场建设费)

建安 建安 jian4 an1
reign name (196-219) at the end of the Han dynasty

建白 建白 jian4 bai2
to propose; to suggest; to state a view

建材 建材 jian4 cai2
building materials

建昌 建昌 jian4 chang1
Jianchang county in Huludao 葫蘆島|葫芦岛, Liaoning

建昌县 建昌縣 jian4 chang1 xian4
Jianchang county in Huludao 葫蘆島|葫芦岛, Liaoning

建成 建成 jian4 cheng2
to establish; to build

建成区 建成區 jian4 cheng2 qu1
built-up area; urban area

建党 建黨 jian4 dang3
party-founding

建党节 建黨節 jian4 dang3 jie2
CPC Founding Day (July 1st)

建德 建德 jian4 de2
Jiande county level city in Hangzhou 杭州, Zhejiang

建德市 建德市 jian4 de2 shi4
Jiande county level city in Hangzhou 杭州, Zhejiang

建都 建都 jian4 du1
to establish a capital

建功立业 建功立業 jian4 gong1 li4 ye4
to achieve or accomplish goals

建构 建構 jian4 gou4
to construct (often sth abstract, such as good relations); to set up; to develop; construction (abstract); architecture

建构正义理论 建構正義理論 jian4 gou4 zheng4 yi4 li3 lun4
constructivist theory

建国 建國 jian4 guo2
to found a country; nation-building; the foundation of PRC by Mao Zedong in 1949

建行 建行 jian4 hang2
China Construction Bank (abbr.)

建湖 建湖 jian4 hu2
Jianhu county in Yancheng 鹽城|盐城, Jiangsu

建湖县 建湖縣 jian4 hu2 xian4
Jianhu county in Yancheng 鹽城|盐城, Jiangsu

建华 建華 jian4 hua2
Jianhua district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔, Heilongjiang

建华区 建華區 jian4 hua2 qu1
Jianhua district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔, Heilongjiang

建基 建基 jian4 ji1
to lay foundations

建交 建交 jian4 jiao1
to establish diplomatic relations

建教合作 建教合作 jian4 jiao4 he2 zuo4
cooperative education (Tw)

建军节 建軍節 jian4 jun1 jie2
Army Day (August 1)

建康 建康 jian4 kang1
old name for Nanjing 南京, esp. during Southern dynasties

建立 建立 jian4 li4
to establish; to set up; to found

建立者 建立者 jian4 li4 zhe3
founder

建立正式外交关系 建立正式外交關係 jian4 li4 zheng4 shi4 wai4 jiao1 guan1 xi4
formally establish diplomatic relations

建宁 建寧 jian4 ning2
Jianning county in Sanming 三明, Fujian

建宁县 建寧縣 jian4 ning2 xian4
Jianning county in Sanming 三明, Fujian

建瓯 建甌 jian4 ou1
Jian'ou county level city in Nanping 南平 Fujian

建瓯市 建甌市 jian4 ou1 shi4
Jian'ou county level city in Nanping 南平 Fujian

建平 建平 jian4 ping2
Jianping county in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳, Liaoning

建平县 建平縣 jian4 ping2 xian4
Jianping county in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳, Liaoning

建三江 建三江 jian4 san1 jiang1
Jiansanjiang, large-scale agricultural development in Sanjiang river plain in Heilongjiang

建商 建商 jian4 shang1
construction company; housebuilder

建设 建設 jian4 she4
to build; to construct; construction; constructive

建设性 建設性 jian4 she4 xing4
constructive; constructiveness

建设性的批评 建設性的批評 jian4 she4 xing4 de5 pi1 ping2
constructive criticism

建始 建始 jian4 shi3
Jianshi county in Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州, Hubei

建始县 建始縣 jian4 shi3 xian4
Jianshi county in Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州, Hubei

建树 建樹 jian4 shu4
to make a contribution; to establish; to found; contribution

建水 建水 jian4 shui3
Jianshui county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan

建水县 建水縣 jian4 shui3 xian4
Jianshui county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan

建塘镇 建塘鎮 jian4 tang2 zhen4
Jiantang, capital of Dêqên or Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州, northwest Yunnan

建文 建文 jian4 wen2
Jianwen Emperor, reign name of second Ming Emperor Zhu Yunwen 朱允炆 (1377-1402), reigned 1398-1402

建文帝 建文帝 jian4 wen2 di4
reign name of second Ming emperor, reigned 1398-1402, deposed in 1402 (mysterious disappearance is ongoing conspiracy theory)

建屋互助会 建屋互助會 jian4 wu1 hu4 zhu4 hui4
building society (finance)

建言 建言 jian4 yan2
to declare; to state; (strong) suggestion

建阳 建陽 jian4 yang2
Jianyang county level city in Nanping 南平 Fujian

建阳市 建陽市 jian4 yang2 shi4
Jianyang county level city in Nanping 南平 Fujian

建邺 建鄴 jian4 ye4
Jian'ye district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏

建业 建業 jian4 ye4
an old name for Nanjing, called Jiankang 建康 or Jianye during the Eastern Jin (317-420)

建邺区 建鄴區 jian4 ye4 qu1
Jian'ye district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏

建议 建議 jian4 yi4
to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation

建造 建造 jian4 zao4
to construct; to build

建政 建政 jian4 zheng4
to establish a government; esp. refers to communist takeover of 1949

建制 建制 jian4 zhi4
organizational structure

建筑 建築 jian4 zhu4
to construct; building

建筑工人 建築工人 jian4 zhu4 gong1 ren2
construction worker; builder

建筑群 建築群 jian4 zhu4 qun2
building complex

建筑师 建築師 jian4 zhu4 shi1
architect

建筑物 建築物 jian4 zhu4 wu4
building; structure; edifice

建筑学 建築學 jian4 zhu4 xue2
architectural; architecture

建筑业 建築業 jian4 zhu4 ye4
building industry

交通建设 交通建設 jiao1 tong1 jian4 she4
transport infrastructure

扩建 擴建 kuo4 jian4
to extend a building

李建成 李建成 li3 jian4 cheng2
Li Jiancheng (589-626), eldest son of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 唐高祖李淵|唐高祖李渊, murdered by his brother 李世民 in the Xuanwu Gate coup 玄武門之變|玄武门之变; Professor Li Jiancheng (1993-), geophysicist and specialist in satellite geodesy

民建联 民建聯 min2 jian4 lian2
abbr. for 民主建港協進聯盟|民主建港协进联盟, Democratic alliance for the betterment of Hong Kong (DAB), Hong Kong pro-Beijing party

民主建港协进联盟 民主建港協進聯盟 min2 zhu3 jian4 gang3 xie2 jin4 lian2 meng2
Democratic alliance for the betterment of Hong Kong (DAB), Hong Kong pro-Beijing party

内建 內建 nei4 jian4
built-in

破竹建瓴 破竹建瓴 po4 zhu2 jian4 ling2
lit. smash bamboo, overturn water tank (idiom); fig. irresistible force

勤俭建国 勤儉建國 qin2 jian3 jian4 guo2
to build up the country through thrift and hard work (idiom)

上层建筑 上層建築 shang4 ceng2 jian4 zhu4
superstructure

始建 始建 shi3 jian4
to start building; first built

提出建议 提出建議 ti2 chu1 jian4 yi4
to propose; to raise a suggestion

统建 統建 tong3 jian4
to develop as a government project; to construct under the authority of a commission

土建 土建 tu3 jian4
civil engineering; same as 土木工程

王建民 王建民 wang2 jian4 min2
Chien-Ming Wang (1980-), Taiwanese starting pitcher for the Washington Nationals in Major League Baseball

吴建豪 吳建豪 wu2 jian4 hao2
Wu Jianhao or Vanness Wu (1978-), Taiwan pop star and actor, F4 band member

西松建设 西松建設 xi1 song1 jian4 she4
Nishimatsu Construction Co.

小建 小建 xiao3 jian4
lunar month of 29 days; same as 小盡|小尽

新建 新建 xin1 jian4
new construction; newly built

新建 新建 xin1 jian4
Xinjian county in Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi

新建县 新建縣 xin1 jian4 xian4
Xinjian county in Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi

兴建 興建 xing1 jian4
to build; to construct

修建 修建 xiu1 jian4
to build; to construct

杨建利 楊建利 yang2 jian4 li4
Yang JianLi, PRC human rights activist

易建联 易建聯 yi4 jian4 lian2
Yi Jianlian (1987-), Chinese basketball player for the New Jersey Nets (NBA)

营建 營建 ying2 jian4
to build; to construct

再建 再建 zai4 jian4
reconstruction

肇建 肈建 zhao4 jian4
to build (for the first time); to create (a building)

整建 整建 zheng3 jian4
to restore a damaged or aging structure; to renovate

中国建设银行 中國建設銀行 zhong1 guo2 jian4 she4 yin2 hang2
China Construction Bank

中国交通建设 中國交通建設 zhong1 guo2 jiao1 tong1 jian4 she4
China Communications Construction Company

中国民主建国会 中國民主建國會 zhong1 guo2 min2 zhu3 jian4 guo2 hui4
China Democratic National Construction Association

住房和城乡建设部 住房和城鄉建設部 zhu4 fang2 he2 cheng2 xiang1 jian4 she4 bu4
Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the PRC (MOHURD); abbr. to 住建部

住建部 住建部 zhu4 jian4 bu4
Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the PRC (MOHURD); abbr. for 住房和城鄉建設部|住房和城乡建设部

组建 組建 zu3 jian4
to organize; to set up; to establish