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 jiàn to establish / to found / to set up / to build / to construct
Results beginning with 建
 jiàn shè to build / to construct / construction / constructive
 jiàn lì to establish / to set up / to found
 jiàn yì to propose / to suggest / to recommend / proposal / suggestion / recommendation / CL:個|个[ge4],點|点[dian3]
 jiàn zhù to construct / building / CL:個|个[ge4]
 jiàn cái building materials
 jiàn chéng to establish / to build
 jiàn zào to construct / to build
 jiàn guó to found a country / nation-building / the foundation of PRC by Mao Zedong in 1949
 Jiàn háng China Construction Bank (abbr.)
 jiàn gòu to construct (often sth abstract, such as good relations) / to set up / to develop / construction (abstract) / architecture
 jiàn zhì organizational structure
 jiàn yán to make a suggestion / to state (one's views, ideas etc) / suggestion / advice / idea
 Jiàn ān reign name (196-219) at the end of the Han dynasty
 Jiàn yè an old name for Nanjing, called Jiankang 建康 / or Jianye during the Eastern Jin (317-420)
 jiàn shù to make a contribution / to establish / to found / contribution
 jiàn jiāo to establish diplomatic relations
 jiàn dǎng party-founding
 jiàn jī to lay foundations
 Jiàn kāng old name for Nanjing 南京, esp. during Southern dynasties
 jiàn dàng book building
 jiàn dū to establish a capital
 Jiàn Wén Jianwen Emperor, reign name of second Ming Emperor Zhu Yunwen 朱允炆[Zhu1 Yun3 wen2] (1377-1402), reigned 1398-1402
 jiàn wǔ Kemmu
 jiàn bái to propose / to suggest / to state a view
 Jiàn chāng Jianchang county in Huludao 葫蘆島|葫芦岛, Liaoning
 Jiàn dé Jiande, county-level city in Hangzhou 杭州[Hang2 zhou1], Zhejiang
 Jiàn hú Jianhu county in Yancheng 鹽城|盐城[Yan2 cheng2], Jiangsu
 Jiàn huá Jianhua district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang
 Jiàn níng Jianning county in Sanming 三明[San1 ming2], Fujian
 Jiàn ōu Jian'ou, county-level city in Nanping 南平[Nan2 ping2] Fujian
 Jiàn píng Jianping county in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳[Chao2 yang2], Liaoning
 jiàn shāng construction company / housebuilder
 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
 Jiàn shuǐ Jianshui county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
 jiàn wù (Tw) building / structure
 Jiàn yáng Jianyang, county-level city in Nanping 南平[Nan2 ping2] Fujian
 Jiàn yè Jianye district of Nanjing City 南京市 / in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏
 jiàn zhèng to establish a government / esp. refers to communist takeover of 1949
 jiàn zhì to set up / to establish / facilities / (government) agency / authority
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 jiàn zhù wù building / structure / edifice
 jiàn zhù shī architect
 jiàn zhù yè building industry
 jiàn shè xìng constructive / constructiveness
 jiàn zhù qún building complex
 jiàn zhù xué architectural / architecture
 Jiàn jūn jié Army Day (August 1)
 Jiàn wén dì reign name of second Ming emperor, reigned 1398-1402, deposed in 1402
  organic / integral
 Jiàn chāng xiàn Jianchang county in Huludao 葫蘆島|葫芦岛, Liaoning
 jiàn chéng qū built-up area / urban area
 Jiàn dǎng jié CCP Founding Day (July 1st)
 Jiàn dé shì Jiande, county-level city in Hangzhou 杭州[Hang2 zhou1], Zhejiang
 Jiàn huá qū Jianhua district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang
 Jiàn hú xiàn Jianhu county in Yancheng 鹽城|盐城[Yan2 cheng2], Jiangsu
 jiàn lì zhě founder
 Jiàn níng xiàn Jianning county in Sanming 三明[San1 ming2], Fujian
 Jiàn ōu shì Jian'ou, county-level city in Nanping 南平[Nan2 ping2] Fujian
 Jiàn píng xiàn Jianping county in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳[Chao2 yang2], Liaoning
 Jiàn sān jiāng Jiansanjiang, large-scale agricultural development in Sanjiang river plain in Heilongjiang
 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
 Jiàn shuǐ xiàn Jianshui county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
 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
 Jiàn yáng shì Jianyang, county-level city in Nanping 南平[Nan2 ping2] Fujian
 Jiàn yè qū Jianye district of Nanjing City 南京市 / in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏
 jiàn zhù cái liào building material
 jiàn gōng lì yè to achieve or accomplish goals
 jiàn zhù gōng rén construction worker / builder
  building pole
  peacebuilding
  consensus building
  integral vehicle / organic vehicle
  Construction Fund
  organized territory
  Treaty concerning the Establishment of the Republic of Cyprus / Treaty of Establishment
 jiàn jiào hé zuò cooperative education (Tw)
 jiàn lì shí jiān setup time / settling time
 jiàn lì xìn rèn confidence-building
 jiàn shè guó jiā State-building
 jiàn yì shòu jià recommended retail price (RRP)
 jiàn zhù dài kuǎn construction loan
 jiàn zhù fèi yòng construction cost
 jiàn zhù fù wù construction services
 jiàn zhù guī fàn building code
 jiàn zhù zī xún architectural consultancy
  building clearance
  Peace-building Unit
  constructive engagement
  constructive ambiguity
  Building Engineering Section
  construction contractor
 jiàn shè de pī pín constructive criticism
 jiàn wū hù zhù huì building society (finance)
 jiàn zhù qì hòu xué building climatology
 jiàn zhù xǔ kě zhèng building permit
  Peacebuilding Fund
  consensus-building forum
  peacebuilding measure
  Towards a culture of peace
  formed police unit
  construction engineering officer
  confidence-building measure
  confidence-building patrol
  Architectural and Engineering Unit
 jiàn gòu zhèng yì lǐ lùn constructivist theory
 jiàn guó fāng àn zhàng hù Nationhood Programme Account
 jiàn lì ān quán cuò shī security-building measure
 jiàn lì qì hòu mú xíng climate modelling
 jiàn lì zì xìn cuò shī self-confidence-building measure
 jiàn shè xìng de pī píng constructive criticism
 jiàn zhì jǐng chá bù duì formed police unit
  Peacebuilding Commission
  Peace-building Support Unit
  building envelope
  Establishment of a Nuclear-Free Zone in South Asia
 jiàn lì xìn rèn gōng zuò duì Confidence Building Task Force
 jiàn zhì jǐng chá zhī zhù gǔ Formed Police Support Unit
 jiàn zhù yè tǒng jì nián jiàn Construction Statistics Yearbook
  build-lease-transfer
  architectural and engineering team
  Strategic Framework for Peacebuilding
  Peacebuilding Contact Group
  peacebuilding priority plan
  Financing for Peacebuilding Support
  Fund for the Establishment of an International University
  Construction and Alteration Projects Unit
  build-own-transfer
  Expert Group on Construction Statistics
  Peacebuilding Community of Practice
 jiàn lì zhèng shì wài jiāo guān xì formally establish diplomatic relations
 jiàn shè shì jiè rén quán wén huà Building a Universal Culture of Human Rights
 jiàn zhù cái liào gōng yè xié shāng Consultation on the Building Materials Industry
  Peacebuilding Support Office
  Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community
  Treaty establishing the European Community / Treaty of Rome
  Convention concerning Safety Provisions in the Building Industry
  confidence- and security-building measure
 jiàn lì là jiāo gòng tòng tǐ xié dìng Agreement Establishing the International Pepper Community
 jiàn lì xìn xī wǎng quán qiú chàng yì Global Network Readiness and Resource Initiative
 jiàn lì zì yóu mào yì qū xié dìng Agreement on the Establishment of a Free Trade Area
  build-operate-transfer
  Agreement Establishing the African Development Bank
  Senior Policy Group on Peacebuilding
  Building and Infrastructure Technology Section
  Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method
  Peacebuilding Fund Advisory Group
  Comprehensive Study on Confidence-Building Measures
  Building and Social Housing Foundation
  Agreement Establishing the Asian Development Bank
  Convention concerning Safety and Health in Construction
  Peacebuilding Commission Support Branch / PBC Support Branch
Approximate Results for 建
 chuàng jiàn to found / to establish
 Fú jiàn Fujian province (Fukien) in east China, abbr. 福 / or 閩|闽, capital Fuzhou 福州 / Fujian province (Fukien) in Taiwan
 gòu jiàn to construct (sth abstract)
 xīn jiàn new construction / newly built
 zǔ jiàn to organize / to set up / to establish
 chóng jiàn to rebuild / to reestablish / reconstruction / rebuilding
 xiū jiàn to build / to construct
 dā jiàn to build (esp. with simple materials) / to knock together (a temporary shed) / to rig up
 xīng jiàn to build / to construct
 nèi jiàn built-in
 kuò jiàn to extend (a building, an airport runway etc)
 fēng jiàn system of enfeoffment / feudalism / feudal / feudalistic
 gǎi jiàn to rebuild / to transform (a building) / to refurbish
 chóu jiàn to prepare to build sth
 jī jiàn capital construction (project) / infrastructure
 tǔ jiàn civil engineering / same as 土木工程[tu3 mu4 gong1 cheng2]
 chéng jiàn to construct under contract
 yíng jiàn to build / to construct
 zài jiàn to reconstruct / to build another
 wéi jiàn abbr. for 違章建築|违章建筑, illegal construction
 shǐ jiàn to start building
 dà jiàn lunar month of 30 days / same as 大盡|大尽[da4 jin4]
 xiǎo jiàn lunar month of 29 days / same as 小盡|小尽[xiao3 jin4]
 bù jiàn to progressively extend (service delivery, network etc) to a wider area / rollout / also written 布建
 bù jiàn to progressively extend (service delivery, network etc) to a wider area / rollout
 dū jiàn to supervise and construct / constructed under the supervision of
 pì jiàn (Tw) to construct (on undeveloped land)
 tǒng jiàn to develop as a government project / to construct under the authority of a commission
 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]
 zhào jiàn to build (for the first time) / to create (a building)
 zhěng jiàn to restore a damaged or aging structure / to renovate
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 Dǒng Jiàn huá Tung Chee-hwa (1937-), Hong Kong entrepreneur and politician, chief executive 1997-2005
 Wáng Jiàn mín Chien-Ming Wang (1980-), Taiwanese starting pitcher for the Washington Nationals in Major League Baseball
 bàn fēng jiàn semifeudal
 mín jiàn lián Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB), a pro-Beijing political party in Hong Kong (abbr. for 民主建港協進聯盟|民主建港协进联盟[Min2 zhu3 Jian4 gang3 Xie2 jin4 Lian2 meng2])
 Chén Jiàn rén Chen Chien-jen (1951-), Taiwanese politician, vice president of the Republic of China 2016-2020
 chuàng jiàn zhě founder / creator
 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
 fēng jiàn zhǔ feudal ruler
 Fú jiàn shěng Fujian province (Fukien) in east China, abbr. 閩|闽, capital Fuzhou 福州 / Fujian province (Fukien) in Taiwan
 gòng jiàn fáng co-op owned house
 gōng jiàn shī Karen
 Huáng Jiàn nán John Huang (1945-), Democratic Party fundraiser
 jī jiàn fèi airport construction fee (abbr. for 機場建設費|机场建设费)
 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
 mǎ jiàn zhōng Ma
 rèn jiàn xīn Ren
 wǎng jiàn gǔ Web Development Unit
 wáng jiàn xuān Wang
 Wú Jiàn háo Wu Jianhao or Vanness Wu (1978-), Taiwan pop star and actor, F4 band member
 Xīn jiàn xiàn Xinjian county in Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi
 yáng jiàn fú Yang
 yáng jiàn lì Yang JianLi, PRC human rights activist
 Yáng Jiàn lì Yang JianLi, PRC human rights activist
 Yì Jiàn lián Yi Jianlian (1987-), Chinese basketball player for the New Jersey Nets (NBA)
 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]
 néng lì jiàn shè capacity-building
 fēng jiàn shè huì feudal society
 gāo céng jiàn zhù high-rise building / skyscraper
 shàng céng jiàn zhù superstructure
 tuán duì jiàn shè team building
 fēng jiàn zhǔ yì feudalism
 pò zhú jiàn líng lit. smash bamboo, overturn water tank (idiom) / fig. irresistible force
  environmental restructuring
  status proposal
  revegetation
  social rehabilitation
  site banking
  horizontal construction
 bù duì zǔ jiàn force generation
 dàng àn jiàn lì file creation
 fǎ zhì jiàn shè legislation / constructing legal institutions
 fēng jiàn shí dài feudal times
 fēng jiàn sī xiǎng feudal way of thinking
 fēng jiàn zhì dù feudalism
 jiāo tōng jiàn shè transport infrastructure
 qín jiǎn jiàn guó to build up the country through thrift and hard work (idiom)
 shí dà jiàn shè Ten
 tí chū jiàn yì to propose / to raise a suggestion
 tǐ zhì jiàn shè institution-building
 wéi zhāng jiàn zhù gecekondu
西 Xī sōng Jiàn shè Nishimatsu Construction Co.
 xuǎn qū jiàn shè constituency building
沿 yàn àn jī jiàn coastal structures
 zài jiàn xiàng mù project in operation
 zōng hé jiàn yì comprehensive package
 Bā yī Jiàn jūn jié see 建軍節|建军节[Jian4 jun1 jie2]
  Provincial Reconstruction Team
  Force Generation Service
  Task Force for Reconstruction
  building back better
  post-conflict reconstruction
  peacemaker
  palaeoclimatic reconstruction
  Shelter and Construction
  Project Architect
 kàng xiǎn jiàn zhù wù hazard-resisting building
 kàng zhèn jiàn zhù wù hazard-resisting building
 mǎ ěr tā jiàn yì Malta Recommendations
 rén gōng jiàn zhù wù artificial structure
 shāng yòng jiàn zhù wù commercial building
 sì shí xiàng jiàn yì The Forty Recommendations
 wǎng jiàn wǎng bō gǔ Web Development and Webcasting Unit
 xīn shí dà jiàn shè New
 Zhōng guó Jiàn shè Yín háng China Construction Bank
 jī běn jiàn shè xiàng mù capital project
  Capacity Development Officer
  indigenous materials
  Bonn Recommendations for Action
  Haiti Reconstruction Fund
  National Reconstruction Plan
  Post-Conflict Reconstruction Unit / Post-Conflict Unit
  emergency reconstruction programme
  Recommendation for National Action
  European Agency for Reconstruction
  capacity development facility
  fighting in built-up areas
  North Lawn extension
  Mouvement pour la reconstruction nationale
  Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency
  country programme recommendation
 běi cǎo píng zàn jiàn lóu Temporary North Lawn Building / North Lawn Building
 chéng shì jiàn zào yóu xì city-building
 gǎng kǒu jiàn zhù shè shī harbour works
 guó jiā mín zú jiàn shè nation-building
 guó jiā zhèng quán jiàn shè State-building
 lu:3 yóu tǒng jì jiàn yì Recommendations on Tourism Statistics
 mào yì néng lì jiàn shè trade capacity-building
 néng lì jiàn shè chàng yì Capacity Development Initiative
 néng lì jiàn shè gōng zuò capacity-building effort
 néng lì jiàn shè xiǎo zǔ Capacity Development Group
 shí wù bǎo hù jiàn yì physical protection recommendations
 tǒng jì néng lì jiàn shè statistical capacity-building
 xié shāng yī zhì jiàn yì consensus recommendation
 yù zhì yìng qiáng jiàn zhù prefabricated hardwall building
 zài jiàn gōng chéng zhàng hù construction-in-progress account
 Zhōng guó Jiāo tōng Jiàn shè China Communications Construction Company
 Zhōng guó Mín zhǔ Jiàn guó huì China Democratic National Construction Association
  Iraq Reconciliation Fund
  Reconstruction Implementation Commission
  Chief of Design and Construction
  Cooperative Housing Foundation / CHF International
  post-conflict peacebuilding
  slum improvement / slum rehabilitation
  Post-Conflict Fund
  Global Consultation on the Construction Industry
  Reconstruction and Development Plan
  capital master plan
  Oceanguard proposal
  Standards and Recommended Practices
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