建成

jiànchéng
verb HSK 3 #12,703

Meanings

  1. 1 to build and complete
  2. 2 to finish construction

Characters

Build + complete = to finish building something.

Examples

Zhè zuò dàqiáo yǐjīng jiànchéng le.
This bridge has been completed.
Xīn jīchǎng shénme shíhou néng jiànchéng?
When will the new airport be finished?
Yīyuàn qùnián jiànchéng bìng tóurù shǐyòng.
The hospital was completed and put into service last year.

Tips

grammar
建成 is a result complement structure (verb + result). This pattern is very productive: 做成 (finish doing), (finish writing).

Stroke Order

jiàn
chéng