兴建
xīngjiàn
to build; to construct
Characters in this word
建 jiàn
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 廴 — to walk, to go
- Made of
- 廴 to walk, to go 聿 writing brush, pencil
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 政府决定兴建新的防洪工程，以应对越来越频繁的极端降雨。 Zhèngfǔ juédìng xīngjiàn xīn de fánghóng gōngchéng, yǐ yìngduì yuèláiyuè pínfán de jíduān jiàngyǔ. The government decided to build a new flood-control project to cope with increasingly frequent extreme rainfall.
- 这条高速公路沿线将兴建三座大型服务区。 Zhè tiáo gāosù gōnglù yánxiàn jiāng xīngjiàn sān zuò dàxíng fúwùqū. Three large rest areas will be built along this highway.
- 这里将兴建一座现代化的体育中心，方便市民健身。 Zhèlǐ jiāng xīngjiàn yī zuò xiàndàihuà de tǐyù zhōngxīn, fāngbiàn shìmín jiànshēn. A modern sports centre will be built here to make it convenient for residents to exercise.
Related words
- 高兴 gāoxìng happy, glad
- 感兴趣 gǎnxìngqù to be interested
- 兴奋 xīngfèn excited
- 兴趣 xìngqù interest
- 新兴 xīnxīng emerging
- 兴起 xīngqǐ to rise, to spring up
- 复兴 fùxīng to revive; to restore; renaissance
- 扫兴 sǎoxìng disappointing; to spoil the fun
- 兴奋剂 xīngfènjì stimulant; performance-enhancing drug
- 兴隆 xīnglóng prosperous; thriving
- 兴盛 xīngshèng flourishing; prosperous
- 兴旺 xīngwàng prosperous; thriving