HSK 3 · Building & Founding

建设

jiàn shè

to build; construction

Stroke order of 建设

2 characters, 14 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

建 · 8 strokes设 · 6 strokes

Memory trick

Build (建) and set up (设: 讠 + 殳) the foundation: construction.

Parts: 建 build + 设讠speech + 殳 weapon (set up)

The characters in 建设

建 jiàn — to build (8 strokes)

Example sentence

国家正在建设新城市。

The country is building new cities.

Words with 建

建to build 建成to complete (building)建立to establish 建议to suggest; suggestion

Words with 设

设备equipment 设立to set up 设计to design; design

More words: Building & Founding

发动to start; to launch 建to build 建成to complete (building)建立to establish 成立to found; to establish 设立to set up 设计to design; design 开发to develop 开放to open; open 开展to carry out; to launch 展开to unfold; to launch 举办to hold (an event)创造to create 产生to produce; to arise 造成to cause 发生to happen

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