This is the 220th most frequent Chinese word.

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"建" means "to build" or "to establish."


In this sentence, '建' is used to mean 'to build' or 'to construct' a physical structure.

他们计划在这里建一座新的图书馆。

They plan to build a new library here.


Here, '建' is used as part of '建于', indicating the establishment or founding of an organization.

这个公司建于1995年,有很长的历史。

This company was established in 1995 and has a long history.


In this context, '建' is used figuratively to mean 'construct' or 'develop' an abstract concept like a solution.

我们需要建一个更好的解决方案来应对这个问题。

We need to construct a better solution to address this issue.