搭建

dājiàn

verb HSK 7-9 #25,563

Meanings

1 to build; to set up (a structure)
2 to erect; to construct (a platform, framework)

Characters

to put up; to assemble

to build; to construct

Literally 'assemble and build' - typically for temporary or modular structures like stages, tents, and platforms.

Examples

HSK 3

工人们正在搭建舞台。

Gōngrén men zhèngzài dājiàn wǔtái.

The workers are setting up the stage.

HSK 6

我们需要搭建一个沟通的平台。

Wǒmen xūyào dājiàn yīgè gōutōng de píngtái.

We need to build a platform for communication.

Tips

usage

搭建 implies assembling something from parts - stages, scaffolding, frameworks. In tech and business Chinese, 搭建平台 (dājiàn píngtái, build a platform) is extremely common, both for literal platforms and figurative ones (communication channels, business ecosystems).

Stroke Order

搭 dā

建 jiàn