| 建功立业 | [ jiàn gōng lì yè ] to achieve or accomplish goals |
| 建国 | [ jiàn guó ] to found a country, nation-building, the foundation of PRC by Mao Zedong in 1949 |
| 建塘镇 | [ jiàn táng zhèn ] Jiantang, capital of Dêqên or Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Yunnan |
| 建始县 | [ jiàn shǐ xiàn ] Jianshi County in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[En1 shi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Hubei |
| 建宁 | [ jiàn níng ] Jianning county in Sanming 三明[San1 ming2], Fujian |
| 建宁县 | [ jiàn níng xiàn ] Jianning county in Sanming 三明[San1 ming2], Fujian |
| 建屋互助会 | [ jiàn wū hù zhù huì ] building society (finance) |
| 建平县 | [ jiàn píng xiàn ] Jianping county in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳[Chao2 yang2], Liaoning |
| 建成区 | [ jiàn chéng qū ] built-up area, urban area |
| 建昌县 | [ jiàn chāng xiàn ] Jianchang county in Huludao 葫蘆島|葫芦岛, Liaoning |
| 建业 | [ jiàn yè ] an old name for Nanjing, called Jiankang 建康 or Jianye during the Eastern Jin (317-420) |
| 建构 | [ jiàn goù ] to construct (often sth abstract, such as good relations), to set up, to develop, construction (abstract), architecture |
| 建构正义理论 | [ jiàn goù zhèng yì lǐ lùn ] constructivist theory |
| 建树 | [ jiàn shù ] to make a contribution, to establish, to found, contribution |
| 建水县 | [ jiàn shuǐ xiàn ] Jianshui county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan |
| 建湖县 | [ jiàn hú xiàn ] Jianhu county in Yancheng 鹽城|盐城[Yan2 cheng2], Jiangsu |
| 建瓯 | [ jiàn oū ] Jian'ou county level city in Nanping 南平[Nan2 ping2] Fujian |
| 建瓯市 | [ jiàn oū shì ] Jian'ou county level city in Nanping 南平[Nan2 ping2] Fujian |
| 建立时间 | [ jiàn lì shí jiān ] setup time, settling time |
| 建立正式外交关系 | [ jiàn lì zhèng shì waì guān xì ] formally establish diplomatic relations |
| 建筑 | [ jiàn zhù ] to construct, building, CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 建筑学 | [ jiàn zhù xué ] architectural, architecture |
| 建筑工人 | [ jiàn zhù gōng rén ] construction worker, builder |
| 建筑师 | [ jiàn zhù shī ] architect |
| 建筑业 | [ jiàn zhù yè ] building industry |
| 建筑物 | [ jiàn zhù wù ] building, structure, edifice |
| 建筑群 | [ jiàn zhù qún ] building complex |
| 建华 | [ jiàn huá ] Jianhua district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang |
| 建华区 | [ jiàn huá qū ] Jianhua district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang |
| 建设 | [ jiàn shè ] to build, to construct, construction, constructive |
| 建设性 | [ jiàn shè xìng ] constructive, constructiveness |
| 建设性的批评 | [ jiàn shè xìng de pī píng ] constructive criticism |
| 建议 | [ jiàn yì ] to propose, to suggest, to recommend, proposal, suggestion, recommendation, CL:個|个[ge4],點|点[dian3] |
| 建议售价 | [ jiàn yì shoù jià ] recommended retail price (RRP) |
| 建军节 | [ jiàn jūn jié ] Army Day (August 1) |
| 建邺 | [ jiàn yè ] Jianye district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏 |
| 建邺区 | [ jiàn yè qū ] Jianye district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏 |
| 建阳 | [ jiàn yáng ] Jianyang county level city in Nanping 南平[Nan2 ping2] Fujian |
| 建阳市 | [ jiàn yáng shì ] Jianyang county level city in Nanping 南平[Nan2 ping2] Fujian |
| 建党 | [ jiàn dǎng ] party-founding |
| 建党节 | [ jiàn dǎng jié ] CCP Founding Day (July 1st) |
| ⇒ 上层建筑 | [ shàng céng jiàn zhù ] superstructure |
| ⇒ 中国交通建设 | [ zhōng guó tōng jiàn shè ] China Communications Construction Company |
| ⇒ 中国建设银行 | [ zhōng guó jiàn shè yín háng ] China Construction Bank |
| ⇒ 中国民主建国会 | [ zhōng guó mín zhǔ jiàn guó huì ] China Democratic National Construction Association |
| ⇒ 交通建设 | [ tōng jiàn shè ] transport infrastructure |
| ⇒ 布建 | [ bù jiàn ] to progressively extend (service delivery, network etc) to a wider area, rollout |
| ⇒ 住房和城乡建设部 | [ zhù fáng hé chéng xiāng jiàn shè bù ] Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the PRC (MOHURD), abbr. to 住建部[Zhu4 Jian4 bu4] |
| ⇒ 内建 | [ neì jiàn ] built-in |
| ⇒ 八一建军节 | [ bā yī jiàn jūn jié ] see 建軍節|建军节[Jian4 jun1 jie2] |
| ⇒ 创建 | [ chuàng jiàn ] to found, to establish |
| ⇒ 创建者 | [ chuàng jiàn zhě ] founder, creator |
| ⇒ 勤俭建国 | [ qín jiǎn jiàn guó ] to build up the country through thrift and hard work (idiom) |
| ⇒ 吴建豪 | [ wú jiàn haó ] Wu Jianhao or Vanness Wu (1978-), Taiwan pop star and actor, F4 band member |
| ⇒ 团建 | [ tuán jiàn ] team building (abbr. for 團隊建設|团队建设[tuan2 dui4 jian4 she4]), building camaraderie within the Chinese Communist Youth League 中國共產主義青年團|中国共产主义青年团[Zhong1 guo2 Gong4 chan3 zhu3 yi4 Qing1 nian2 tuan2] |
| ⇒ 安徽建筑工业学院 | [ ān huī jiàn zhù gōng yè xué yuàn ] Anhui University of Architecture |
| ⇒ 封建主义 | [ fēng jiàn zhǔ yì ] feudalism |
| ⇒ 封建时代 | [ fēng jiàn shí daì ] feudal times |
| ⇒ 封建社会 | [ fēng jiàn shè huì ] feudal society |
| ⇒ 川建国 | [ chuān jiàn guó ] nickname for US President Trump 川普[Chuan1 pu3], implying that he benefitted China (hence 建國|建国[jian4 guo2]) by doing a poor job of leading the US |
| ⇒ 提出建议 | [ tí chū jiàn yì ] to propose, to raise a suggestion |
| ⇒ 扩建 | [ kuò jiàn ] to extend (a building, an airport runway etc) |
| ⇒ 新建县 | [ xīn jiàn xiàn ] Xinjian county in Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi |
| ⇒ 易建联 | [ yì jiàn lián ] Yi Jianlian (1987-), Chinese basketball player for the New Jersey Nets (NBA) |
| ⇒ 杨建利 | [ yáng jiàn lì ] Yang JianLi, PRC human rights activist |
| ⇒ 构建 | [ goù jiàn ] to construct (sth abstract) |
| ⇒ 机建费 | [ jī jiàn feì ] airport construction fee (abbr. for 機場建設費|机场建设费) |
| ⇒ 档案建立 | [ dàng àn jiàn lì ] file creation |
| ⇒ 民主建港协进联盟 | [ mín zhǔ jiàn gǎng xié jìn lián méng ] Democratic alliance for the betterment of Hong Kong (DAB), Hong Kong pro-Beijing party |
| ⇒ 民建联 | [ mín jiàn lián ] abbr. for 民主建港協進聯盟|民主建港协进联盟, Democratic alliance for the betterment of Hong Kong (DAB), Hong Kong pro-Beijing party |
| ⇒ 法治建设 | [ fǎ zhì jiàn shè ] legislation, constructing legal institutions |
| ⇒ 营建 | [ yíng jiàn ] to build, to construct |
| ⇒ 筹建 | [ choú jiàn ] to prepare to build sth |
| ⇒ 组建 | [ zǔ jiàn ] to organize, to set up, to establish |
| ⇒ 统建 | [ tǒng jiàn ] to develop as a government project, to construct under the authority of a commission |
| ⇒ 肇建 | [ zhaò jiàn ] to build (for the first time), to create (a building) |
| ⇒ 兴建 | [ xīng jiàn ] to build, to construct |
| ⇒ 董建华 | [ dǒng jiàn huá ] Tung Chee-hwa (1937-), Hong Kong entrepreneur and politician, chief executive 1997-2005 |
| ⇒ 西松建设 | [ xī sōng jiàn shè ] Nishimatsu Construction Co. |
| ⇒ 违建 | [ weí jiàn ] abbr. for 違章建築|违章建筑, illegal construction |
| ⇒ 陈建仁 | [ chén jiàn rén ] Chen Chien-jen (1951-), Taiwanese politician, vice president of the Republic of China 2016-2020 |
| ⇒ 高层建筑 | [ gaō céng jiàn zhù ] high-rise building, skyscraper |
| ⇒ 黄建南 | [ huáng jiàn nán ] John Huang (1945-), Democratic Party fundraiser |
