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

这座桥是去年建造的。

Zhè zuò qiáo shì qùnián jiànzào de.

This bridge was built last year.

他们正在建造一座新的体育馆。

Tāmen zhèngzài jiànzào yī zuò xīn de tǐyùguǎn.

They are building a new stadium.

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.

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