建造

jiànzào

verb HSK 5 #3,860

Meanings

1 to construct; to build
2 to erect; to make

Characters

to build; to establish

to make; to create

Examples

HSK 3

这座桥是去年建造的。

Zhè zuò qiáo shì qùnián jiànzào de.

This bridge was built last year.

HSK 3

长城用了很多年才建造完成。

Chángchéng yòng le hěnduō nián cái jiànzào wánchéng.

The Great Wall took many years to build.

HSK 5

他们打算在这块土地上建造一座现代化的博物馆。

Tāmen dǎsuàn zài zhè kuài tǔdì shàng jiànzào yí zuò xiàndàihuà de bówùguǎn.

They plan to build a modern museum on this piece of land.

Tips

usage

建造 (build physical structures), 建设 (jiànshè, develop/construct on a larger scale, often abstract), 建立 (jiànlì, establish/found - systems, relationships).

Stroke Order

建 jiàn

造 zào