建国 (jiàn guó) — to found a state; to establish a country
Definition
建国 means 'to found/establish a country' — a formal, written word for creating a new state, common in political and historical contexts (e.g. 建国后 'after the founding of the nation').
verb
to found a stateto establish a country
Examples
- 建国。Xǔ duō rén wéi jiàn guó fù chū le shēng mìng.Many people gave their lives to found the state.
- ，。Nà nián, tā men zhōng yú jiàn le guó.That year, they finally founded the state.
- 。Jiàn yí cì guó xū yào hěn duō zhǔn bèi.Founding a state requires a lot of preparation.
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