重建

chóngjiàn

verb HSK 6 #4,407

Meanings

1 to rebuild; to reconstruct
2 to re-establish

Characters

to build; to establish

To build again — to rebuild or reconstruct.

Examples

地震后，政府帮助居民重建家园。

Dìzhèn hòu, zhèngfǔ bāngzhù jūmín chóngjiàn jiāyuán.

After the earthquake, the government helped residents rebuild their homes.

他们正在重建那座古老的桥。

Tāmen zhèngzài chóngjiàn nà zuò gǔlǎo de qiáo.

They are rebuilding that ancient bridge.

我们需要重建信任。

Wǒmen xūyào chóngjiàn xìnrèn.

We need to rebuild trust.

Tips

usage

重 here is read chóng (again), not zhòng (heavy). 重建 can be used both for physical structures and abstract things like trust, relationships, or systems.

Stroke Order

重 zhòng

建 jiàn