基建

jījiàn

noun HSK 7-9

Meanings

HSK 5

这条高铁是今年最大的基建项目。

Zhè tiáo gāotiě shì jīnnián zuì dà de jījiàn xiàngmù.

This high-speed line is the biggest infrastructure project of the year.

HSK 6

政府加大了基建投资。

Zhèngfǔ jiādà le jījiàn tóuzī.

The government has stepped up infrastructure investment.

HSK 7-9

基建拉动了大量就业。

Jījiàn lādòng le dàliàng jiùyè.

Infrastructure work has pulled in a great deal of employment.

usage

Clipped from 基本建设. In economic reporting it means public works: roads, rail, power grids and ports. It usually sits in front of 投资 or 项目.

culture

Online, China calls itself the 基建狂魔, the infrastructure maniac, half boast, half joke about how fast bridges and rail lines go up.

基 jī

建 jiàn