建设 (jiàn shè) — to build, to construct (large-scale projects, institutions, or systems)
Definition
建设 is the broad 'build / construct' verb for large projects, institutions, and abstract systems (society, country, economy). Compare 建 (more general, concrete acts of building) and 建筑 (the noun 'building' or the act of physically constructing).
verb
to buildto construct (large-scale projects, institutions, or systems)
Examples
- 建设。Zhèng fǔ zhèng zài jiàn shè xīn de yī yuàn.The government is building a new hospital.
- 建设。Tā men jiàn shè le yí gè xīn xì tǒng.They built a new system.
- 建设。Wǒ men yào gòng tóng jiàn shè měi hǎo shè huì.We must build a beautiful society together.
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