Definition
建国 is a verb-object compound (离合词) meaning "to found a state" or "to establish a country." It can be split: the verb 建 can take aspect markers or measure words between itself and 国, e.g., 建了国 (founded the state), 建一次国 (found a state once). The term is deeply tied to modern Chinese history, especially the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949.
v.o.
to found a stateto establish a country
Examples
- 建国。Xǔduō rén wèi jiàn guó fùchū le shēngmìng.Many people gave their lives to found the state.
- ，。Nà nián, tāmen zhōngyú jiàn le guó.That year, they finally founded the state.
- 。Jiàn yí cì guó xūyào hěnduō zhǔnbèi.Founding a state requires a lot of preparation.
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