复建

復建

fùjiàn

verb #67,244

Meanings

1 to rebuild; to reconstruct
2 to restore (a historical building or destroyed structure)

Characters

build; establish

Examples

HSK 5

地震后政府复建了这座古城。

Dìzhèn hòu zhèngfǔ fùjiàn le zhè zuò gǔchéng.

After the earthquake the government rebuilt this old town.

HSK 7-9

这座寺庙在明代复建过一次。

Zhè zuò sìmiào zài Míngdài fùjiàn guò yí cì.

This temple was once rebuilt in the Ming dynasty.

Tips

usage

复建 implies rebuilding something that previously existed and was destroyed - distinct from 新建 (build new) and 重建 (rebuild, more common in speech). 复建 carries a stronger sense of historical restoration and is common in heritage-preservation contexts.

Stroke Order

复 fù

建 jiàn