建起 (jiàn qǐ) — to build up, to construct (emphasizing completion or upward action); to establish (a system, relationship, etc.)
Definition
建起 is a resultative verb pairing 建 ('build') with 起 ('up/into being') — the 起 adds a sense of completion and emergence, so it implies something newly coming into existence rather than ongoing construction.
verb
to build upto construct (emphasizing completion or upward action)to establish (a system, relationship, etc.)
Examples
- 建起。Tā men zài hé biān jiàn qǐ le yí zuò dà qiáo.They built a big bridge by the river.
- 建起。Zhè ge gōng sī yòng le shí nián jiàn qǐ le zì jǐ de pǐn pái.This company spent ten years building up its own brand.
- 建起。Liǎng guó zhī jiān jiàn qǐ le shēn hòu de yǒu yì.Deep friendship was established between the two countries.
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