搭建 (dā jiàn) — to build, to put up (a temporary or simple structure, e.g., a shed, stage, or scaffold); to set up, to establish (a system, platform, or digital service)

Definition

搭建 means 'to set up / build', covering both physical setups (stage, shed, scaffolding) and abstract ones (platform, system). 搭 is the verb itself; 建 is more permanent and formal, while 搭建 suggests something assembled or stood up, often temporarily.

verb
to buildto put up (a temporary or simple structure, e.g., a shed, stage, or scaffold)to set upto establish (a system, platform, or digital service)

Examples

  • 搭建
    Gōng rén men zài gōng dì dā jiàn le yí gè lín shí bàn gōng shì.
    The workers built a temporary office at the construction site.
  • 搭建
    Zhè jiā gōng sī zhèng zài dā jiàn yí gè xīn de zài xiàn gòu wù píng tái.
    This company is building a new online shopping platform.
  • 搭建
    Wǒ men huā le liǎng tiān dā jiàn wǔ tái hé dēng guāng.
    We spent two days setting up the stage and lights.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

put up

搭建 combines 搭 (put up) and 建 (build) for setting up a structure.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
Written in full asshǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
Same sound today

搭 is built from 扌, a hand, and 荅, which gives the sound. The hand part points to actions done with the hand.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • yǐn

The shape 建 shows 廴 and 聿, but it comes from an older drawing of a hand planting a pole into a base; the lower part of 聿 is not a brush.

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