| 建 | [ jiàn ] to establish, to found, to set up, to build, to construct |
| 建三江 | [ jiàn sān jiāng ] Jiansanjiang, large-scale agricultural development in Sanjiang river plain in Heilongjiang |
| 建交 | [ jiàn ] to establish diplomatic relations |
| 建制 | [ jiàn zhì ] organizational structure |
| 建功立業 | [ jiàn gōng lì yè ] to achieve or accomplish goals |
| 建商 | [ jiàn shāng ] construction company, housebuilder |
| 建國 | [ jiàn guó ] to found a country, nation-building, the foundation of PRC by Mao Zedong in 1949 |
| 建基 | [ jiàn jī ] to lay foundations |
| 建塘鎮 | [ jiàn táng zhèn ] Jiantang, capital of Dêqên or Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Yunnan |
| 建始 | [ jiàn shǐ ] Jianshi County in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[En1 shi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Hubei |
| 建始縣 | [ jiàn shǐ xiàn ] Jianshi County in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[En1 shi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Hubei |
| 建安 | [ jiàn ān ] reign name (196-219) at the end of the Han dynasty |
| 建寧 | [ jiàn níng ] Jianning county in Sanming 三明[San1 ming2], Fujian |
| 建寧縣 | [ jiàn níng xiàn ] Jianning county in Sanming 三明[San1 ming2], Fujian |
| 建屋互助會 | [ jiàn wū hù zhù huì ] building society (finance) |
| 建平 | [ jiàn píng ] Jianping county in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳[Chao2 yang2], Liaoning |
| 建平縣 | [ jiàn píng xiàn ] Jianping county in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳[Chao2 yang2], Liaoning |
| 建康 | [ jiàn kāng ] old name for Nanjing 南京, esp. during Southern dynasties |
| 建德 | [ jiàn dé ] Jiande county level city in Hangzhou 杭州[Hang2 zhou1], Zhejiang |
| 建德市 | [ jiàn dé shì ] Jiande county level city in Hangzhou 杭州[Hang2 zhou1], Zhejiang |
| 建成 | [ jiàn chéng ] to establish, to build |
| 建成區 | [ jiàn chéng qū ] built-up area, urban area |
| 建政 | [ jiàn zhèng ] to establish a government, esp. refers to communist takeover of 1949 |
| 建教合作 | [ jiàn hé zuò ] cooperative education (Tw) |
| 建文 | [ jiàn wén ] Jianwen Emperor, reign name of second Ming Emperor Zhu Yunwen 朱允炆[Zhu1 Yun3 wen2] (1377-1402), reigned 1398-1402 |
| 建文帝 | [ jiàn wén dì ] reign name of second Ming emperor, reigned 1398-1402, deposed in 1402 |
| 建昌 | [ jiàn chāng ] Jianchang county in Huludao 葫蘆島|葫芦岛, Liaoning |
| 建昌縣 | [ jiàn chāng xiàn ] Jianchang county in Huludao 葫蘆島|葫芦岛, Liaoning |
| 建材 | [ jiàn caí ] building materials |
| 建業 | [ jiàn yè ] an old name for Nanjing, called Jiankang 建康 or Jianye during the Eastern Jin (317-420) |
| 建構 | [ jiàn goù ] to construct (often sth abstract, such as good relations), to set up, to develop, construction (abstract), architecture |
| 建構正義理論 | [ jiàn goù zhèng yì lǐ lùn ] constructivist theory |
| 建樹 | [ jiàn shù ] to make a contribution, to establish, to found, contribution |
| 建水 | [ jiàn shuǐ ] Jianshui county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan |
| 建水縣 | [ jiàn shuǐ xiàn ] Jianshui county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan |
| 建湖 | [ jiàn hú ] Jianhu county in Yancheng 鹽城|盐城[Yan2 cheng2], Jiangsu |
| 建湖縣 | [ jiàn hú xiàn ] Jianhu county in Yancheng 鹽城|盐城[Yan2 cheng2], Jiangsu |
| 建物 | [ jiàn wù ] (Tw) building, structure |
| 建甌 | [ jiàn oū ] Jian'ou county level city in Nanping 南平[Nan2 ping2] Fujian |
| 建甌市 | [ jiàn oū shì ] Jian'ou county level city in Nanping 南平[Nan2 ping2] Fujian |
| 建白 | [ jiàn baí ] to propose, to suggest, to state a view |
| 建立 | [ jiàn lì ] to establish, to set up, to found |
| 建立時間 | [ jiàn lì shí jiān ] setup time, settling time |
| 建立正式外交關係 | [ jiàn lì zhèng shì waì guān xì ] formally establish diplomatic relations |
| 建立者 | [ jiàn lì zhě ] founder |
| 建築 | [ jiàn zhù ] to construct, building, CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 建築學 | [ jiàn zhù xué ] architectural, architecture |
| 建築工人 | [ jiàn zhù gōng rén ] construction worker, builder |
| 建築師 | [ jiàn zhù shī ] architect |
| 建築業 | [ jiàn zhù yè ] building industry |
| 建築物 | [ jiàn zhù wù ] building, structure, edifice |
| 建築群 | [ jiàn zhù qún ] building complex |
| 建華 | [ jiàn huá ] Jianhua district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang |
| 建華區 | [ jiàn huá qū ] Jianhua district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang |
| 建行 | [ jiàn háng ] China Construction Bank (abbr.) |
| 建言 | [ jiàn yán ] to make a suggestion, to state (one's views, ideas etc), suggestion, advice, idea |
| 建設 | [ jiàn shè ] to build, to construct, construction, constructive |
| 建設性 | [ jiàn shè xìng ] constructive, constructiveness |
| 建設性的批評 | [ jiàn shè xìng de pī píng ] constructive criticism |
| 建議 | [ jiàn yì ] to propose, to suggest, to recommend, proposal, suggestion, recommendation, CL:個|个[ge4],點|点[dian3] |
| 建議售價 | [ jiàn yì shoù jià ] recommended retail price (RRP) |
| 建軍節 | [ jiàn jūn jié ] Army Day (August 1) |
| 建造 | [ jiàn zaò ] to construct, to build |
| 建都 | [ jiàn dū ] to establish a capital |
| 建鄴 | [ jiàn yè ] Jianye district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏 |
| 建鄴區 | [ jiàn yè qū ] Jianye district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏 |
| 建陽 | [ jiàn yáng ] Jianyang county level city in Nanping 南平[Nan2 ping2] Fujian |
| 建陽市 | [ jiàn yáng shì ] Jianyang county level city in Nanping 南平[Nan2 ping2] Fujian |
| 建黨 | [ jiàn dǎng ] party-founding |
| 建黨節 | [ jiàn dǎng jié ] CCP Founding Day (July 1st) |
| ⇒ 上層建築 | [ shàng céng jiàn zhù ] superstructure |
| ⇒ 中國交通建設 | [ zhōng guó tōng jiàn shè ] China Communications Construction Company |
| ⇒ 中國建設銀行 | [ zhōng guó jiàn shè yín háng ] China Construction Bank |
| ⇒ 中國民主建國會 | [ zhōng guó mín zhǔ jiàn guó huì ] China Democratic National Construction Association |
| ⇒ 交通建設 | [ tōng jiàn shè ] transport infrastructure |
| ⇒ 佈建 | [ bù jiàn ] to progressively extend (service delivery, network etc) to a wider area, rollout |
| ⇒ 住建部 | [ zhù jiàn bù ] Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the PRC (MOHURD), abbr. for 住房和城鄉建設部|住房和城乡建设部[Zhu4 fang2 he2 Cheng2 xiang1 Jian4 she4 bu4] |
| ⇒ 住房和城鄉建設部 | [ zhù fáng hé chéng xiāng jiàn shè bù ] Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the PRC (MOHURD), abbr. to 住建部[Zhu4 Jian4 bu4] |
| ⇒ 修建 | [ xiū jiàn ] to build, to construct |
| ⇒ 內建 | [ neì jiàn ] built-in |
| ⇒ 八一建軍節 | [ bā yī jiàn jūn jié ] see 建軍節|建军节[Jian4 jun1 jie2] |
| ⇒ 共建房 | [ gòng jiàn fáng ] co-op owned house |
| ⇒ 再建 | [ zaì jiàn ] to reconstruct, to build another |
| ⇒ 創建 | [ chuàng jiàn ] to found, to establish |
| ⇒ 創建者 | [ chuàng jiàn zhě ] founder, creator |
| ⇒ 勤儉建國 | [ qín jiǎn jiàn guó ] to build up the country through thrift and hard work (idiom) |
| ⇒ 半封建 | [ bàn fēng jiàn ] semifeudal |
| ⇒ 半封建半殖民地 | [ bàn fēng jiàn bàn zhí mín dì ] semifeudal and semicolonial (the official Marxist description of China in the late Qing and under the Guomindang) |
| ⇒ 吳建豪 | [ wú jiàn haó ] Wu Jianhao or Vanness Wu (1978-), Taiwan pop star and actor, F4 band member |
| ⇒ 團建 | [ tuán jiàn ] team building (abbr. for 團隊建設|团队建设[tuan2 dui4 jian4 she4]), building camaraderie within the Chinese Communist Youth League 中國共產主義青年團|中国共产主义青年团[Zhong1 guo2 Gong4 chan3 zhu3 yi4 Qing1 nian2 tuan2] |
| ⇒ 土建 | [ tǔ jiàn ] civil engineering, same as 土木工程[tu3 mu4 gong1 cheng2] |
| ⇒ 基建 | [ jī jiàn ] capital construction (project), infrastructure |
| ⇒ 大建 | [ dà jiàn ] lunar month of 30 days, same as 大盡|大尽[da4 jin4] |
| ⇒ 始建 | [ shǐ jiàn ] to start building |
| ⇒ 安徽建築工業學院 | [ ān huī jiàn zhù gōng yè xué yuàn ] Anhui University of Architecture |
| ⇒ 封建 | [ fēng jiàn ] system of enfeoffment, feudalism, feudal, feudalistic |
| ⇒ 封建主 | [ fēng jiàn zhǔ ] feudal ruler |
| ⇒ 封建主義 | [ fēng jiàn zhǔ yì ] feudalism |
| ⇒ 封建制度 | [ fēng jiàn zhì dù ] feudalism |
| ⇒ 封建思想 | [ fēng jiàn sī xiǎng ] feudal way of thinking |
| ⇒ 封建時代 | [ fēng jiàn shí daì ] feudal times |
| ⇒ 封建社會 | [ fēng jiàn shè huì ] feudal society |
| ⇒ 小建 | [ jiàn ] lunar month of 29 days, same as 小盡|小尽[xiao3 jin4] |
| ⇒ 川建國 | [ chuān jiàn guó ] nickname for US President Trump 川普[Chuan1 pu3], implying that he benefitted China (hence 建國|建国[jian4 guo2]) by doing a poor job of leading the US |
| ⇒ 承建 | [ chéng jiàn ] to construct under contract |
| ⇒ 提出建議 | [ tí chū jiàn yì ] to propose, to raise a suggestion |
| ⇒ 搭建 | [ dā jiàn ] to build (esp. with simple materials), to knock together (a temporary shed), to rig up |
| ⇒ 擴建 | [ kuò jiàn ] to extend (a building, an airport runway etc) |
| ⇒ 改建 | [ gaǐ jiàn ] to rebuild, to transform (a building), to refurbish |
| ⇒ 整建 | [ zhěng jiàn ] to restore a damaged or aging structure, to renovate |
| ⇒ 新建 | [ xīn jiàn ] Xinjian county in Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi |
| ⇒ 新建 | [ xīn jiàn ] new construction, newly built |
| ⇒ 新建縣 | [ xīn jiàn xiàn ] Xinjian county in Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi |
| ⇒ 易建聯 | [ yì jiàn lián ] Yi Jianlian (1987-), Chinese basketball player for the New Jersey Nets (NBA) |
| ⇒ 李建成 | [ lǐ jiàn chéng ] Li Jiancheng (589-626), eldest son of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 唐高祖李淵|唐高祖李渊, murdered by his brother 李世民 in the Xuanwu Gate coup 玄武門之變|玄武门之变, Professor Li Jiancheng (1964-), geophysicist and specialist in satellite geodesy |
| ⇒ 楊建利 | [ yáng jiàn lì ] Yang JianLi, PRC human rights activist |
| ⇒ 構建 | [ goù jiàn ] to construct (sth abstract) |
| ⇒ 機建費 | [ jī jiàn feì ] airport construction fee (abbr. for 機場建設費|机场建设费) |
| ⇒ 檔案建立 | [ dàng àn jiàn lì ] file creation |
| ⇒ 民主建港協進聯盟 | [ mín zhǔ jiàn gǎng xié jìn lián méng ] Democratic alliance for the betterment of Hong Kong (DAB), Hong Kong pro-Beijing party |
| ⇒ 民建聯 | [ mín jiàn lián ] abbr. for 民主建港協進聯盟|民主建港协进联盟, Democratic alliance for the betterment of Hong Kong (DAB), Hong Kong pro-Beijing party |
| ⇒ 法治建設 | [ fǎ zhì jiàn shè ] legislation, constructing legal institutions |
| ⇒ 營建 | [ yíng jiàn ] to build, to construct |
| ⇒ 王建民 | [ wáng jiàn mín ] Chien-Ming Wang (1980-), Taiwanese starting pitcher for the Washington Nationals in Major League Baseball |
| ⇒ 督建 | [ dū jiàn ] to supervise and construct, constructed under the supervision of |
| ⇒ 破竹建瓴 | [ pò zhú jiàn líng ] lit. smash bamboo, overturn water tank (idiom); fig. irresistible force |
| ⇒ 福建 | [ fú jiàn ] Fujian province (Fukien) in east China, abbr. 福 or 閩|闽, capital Fuzhou 福州, Fujian province (Fukien) in Taiwan |
| ⇒ 福建省 | [ fú jiàn shěng ] Fujian province (Fukien) in east China, abbr. 閩|闽, capital Fuzhou 福州, Fujian province (Fukien) in Taiwan |
| ⇒ 籌建 | [ choú jiàn ] to prepare to build sth |
| ⇒ 組建 | [ zǔ jiàn ] to organize, to set up, to establish |
| ⇒ 統建 | [ tǒng jiàn ] to develop as a government project, to construct under the authority of a commission |
| ⇒ 肈建 | [ zhaò jiàn ] to build (for the first time), to create (a building) |
| ⇒ 興建 | [ xīng jiàn ] to build, to construct |
| ⇒ 董建華 | [ dǒng jiàn huá ] Tung Chee-hwa (1937-), Hong Kong entrepreneur and politician, chief executive 1997-2005 |
| ⇒ 西松建設 | [ xī sōng jiàn shè ] Nishimatsu Construction Co. |
| ⇒ 違建 | [ weí jiàn ] abbr. for 違章建築|违章建筑, illegal construction |
| ⇒ 重建 | [ chóng jiàn ] to rebuild, to reestablish, reconstruction, rebuilding |
| ⇒ 陳建仁 | [ chén jiàn rén ] Chen Chien-jen (1951-), Taiwanese politician, vice president of the Republic of China 2016-2020 |
| ⇒ 高層建築 | [ gaō céng jiàn zhù ] high-rise building, skyscraper |
| ⇒ 黃建南 | [ huáng jiàn nán ] John Huang (1945-), Democratic Party fundraiser |
