HSK 5 · Verbs

建立 jiànlì “to establish” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 建立 means

  1. to establish
  2. to set up
  3. to found

How to say 建立

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale建jiàn4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale立lì4th tone, falling

建立 in a sentence

  1. 真正的友谊建立在彼此信任的基础上。

    Zhēnzhèng de yǒuyì jiànlì zài bǐcǐ xìnrèn de jīchǔ shàng.

    True friendship is based on mutual trust.

    Sentence #2490074 from Tatoeba

  2. 他们建立了一个网站。

    Tāmen jiànlì le yí ge wǎngzhàn.

    They set up a website.

    Sentence #13138995 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 日本公司已经建立了品质的信誉。

    Rìběn gōngsī yǐjīng jiànlì le pǐnzhì de xìnyù.

    Japanese companies have built a reputation for quality.

    Sentence #781680 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 建立 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 建 (jiàn) with each of its parts in a different colour
建jiànto establish
  • 聿brush · yùSound part
  • 廴stride · yǐnMeaning part

廴 hints at the meaning (stride); 聿 (yù) hints at the sound. Compare it with jiàn.

The character 立 (lì) with each of its parts in a different colour
立lìto stand
  • 亠lid · tóu
  • 丷eight form of 八 · bā
  • 一one · yī

How to write 建立

建 8 strokes · 立 5 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

建立 (jiànlì) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 建立 (jiànlì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 建立

Words with 建

建议jiànyì · to propose建筑jiànzhù · to construct建设jiànshè · to build修建xiūjiàn · to build封建fēngjiàn · feudal

Words with 立

立即lìjí · immediately立刻lìkè · immediately成立chénglì · to establish独立dúlì · independent立足lìzú · to gain a foothold确立quèlì · to establish设立shèlì · to set up树立shùlì · to establish孤立gūlì · isolated立体lìtǐ · three-dimensional

More words: Common Verbs

集中jízhōng · to concentrate计算jìsuàn · to count记录jìlù · to record捡jiǎn · to pick up建设jiànshè · to build讲究jiǎngjiu · to be particular about交换jiāohuàn · to exchange交际jiāojì · social interaction

FAQs

建立 (jiànlì) means “to establish” or “to set up”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it jiànlì: jiàn with a 4th tone, then lì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 建立 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jianli with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 建立 from the suggestions. Typing jianli into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
建立 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.