建立 meaning in English

jiànlì

to establish; to set up

HSK 3verb13 strokes

Meaning of 建立

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiànlì

to establish
to set up
to found

How to use 建立

建立 is used for setting up abstract or long-term things such as relationships, trust, systems, and organizations. Example: 我们建立了很好的关系。(Wǒmen jiànlì le hěn hǎo de guānxi.) We built a good relationship.

建 (jiàn) means to build, and 立 (lì) shows a person standing on the ground. Picture building something up until it can stand on its own, and you have 建立, to establish.

Common mistake: Learners often use 建立 for physical buildings, but for constructing a house or bridge Chinese prefers 建 or 建设 (jiànshè). Also keep both syllables in fourth tone: jiàn lì, not jiān lǐ.

建立 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

人rén们men在zài那nà里lǐ建jiàn立lì了le教jiào堂táng和hé学xué校xiào。

People established churches and schools there.

他tā们men建jiàn立lì了le一yí个gè网wǎng站zhàn。

They created a website.

他tā们men大dà约yuē五wǔ百bǎi年nián前qián在zài秘bì鲁lǔ建jiàn立lì了le帝dì国guó。

They built their empire in Peru about five hundred years ago.

大dà学xué在zài20年nián前qián由yóu他tā的de父fù亲qīn建jiàn立lì。

The university was founded by his father twenty years ago.

伦lún敦dūn是shì一yí个gè为wèi马mǎ而ér建jiàn立lì的de城chéng市shì。

London was a city built for the horse.

Stroke order for each character

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建 jiàn · to establish · 8 strokes

立 lì · to stand · 5 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 建立.

建议	jiànyì	to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation (CL:點\|点[dian3])
立刻	lìkè	immediately; at once; right away
成立	chénglì	to establish; to set up
建设	jiànshè	to build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute
设立	shèlì	to set up; to establish
建成	jiànchéng	to establish; to build
立即	lìjí	immediately
独立	dúlì	independent; independence
建筑	jiànzhù	to construct; building
建造	jiànzào	to construct; to build
立场	lìchǎng	position; standpoint
修建	xiūjiàn	to build; to construct

Questions about 建立

What does 建立 mean?

建立 (jiànlì) means "to establish; to set up" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 建立?

建立 is made of 2 characters: 建 (8 strokes), 立 (5 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.

Is 建立 an HSK word?

Yes. 建立 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 建立 and 成立?

成立 (chénglì) usually means an organization or company is officially founded at a point in time, as in 公司成立于2010年. 建立 focuses more on the process of building something up, and it works well with abstract objects like 信任 (trust) or 关系 (relationship).

What are common words that go with 建立?

Very common pairings are 建立关系 (build a relationship), 建立信任 (build trust), 建立制度 (set up a system), and 建立联系 (establish contact). These collocations sound natural in both speech and writing.