建校

jiànxiào

verb #56,461

Meanings

1 to establish a school
2 to found a school

Characters

build; establish

Examples

这所大学建校已经一百年了。

Zhè suǒ dàxué jiànxiào yǐjīng yìbǎi nián le.

This university was founded a hundred years ago.

今年是我们建校七十周年。

Jīnnián shì wǒmen jiànxiào qīshí zhōunián.

This year is our school's 70th anniversary.

Tips

usage

Most common in fixed phrases about anniversaries: 建校X周年 (Xth founding anniversary), 自建校以来 (since the school was founded). Rarely used as a standalone verb in casual speech.

Stroke Order

建 jiàn

校 xiào