共建

gòngjiàn

verb #66,143

Meanings

1 to jointly build
2 to co-construct
3 to build together

Characters

together; jointly

to build; to construct

Examples

中国和巴基斯坦共建经济走廊。

Zhōngguó hé Bājīsītǎn gòngjiàn jīngjì zǒuláng.

China and Pakistan are jointly building an economic corridor.

学校与企业共建实验室。

Xuéxiào yǔ qǐyè gòngjiàn shíyànshì.

The university and the company are jointly building a laboratory.

Tips

register

Heavily used in news and policy register, especially around 一带一路 (Belt and Road) and 共建共享 (jointly build and share). Sounds bureaucratic in casual speech - use 一起建 for everyday 'build together'.

Stroke Order

共 gòng

建 jiàn