搭建

dājiàn

verb HSK 7 #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

工人们正在搭建舞台。

Gōngrénmen zhèngzài dājiàn wǔtái.

The workers are setting up the stage.

我们需要搭建一个沟通的平台。

Wǒmen xūyào dājiàn yí ge 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