HSK 6 · Verbs

修建 xiūjiàn “to build” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 修建 means

  1. to build
  2. to construct

How to say 修建

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale修xiū1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale建jiàn4th tone, falling

修建 in a sentence

  1. 那座桥是罗马人修建的。

    Nà zuò qiáo shì Luómǎ rén xiūjiàn de.

    The bridge was built by the Romans.

    Sentence #707688 from Tatoeba

  2. 一条新的马路正在修建中。

    Yì tiáo xīn de mǎlù zhèngzài xiūjiàn zhōng.

    A new road is under construction.

    Sentence #623219 from Tatoeba

How 修建 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 修 (xiū) with each of its parts in a different colour
修xiūto decorate
  • 攸distant · yōuSound part
  • 彡bristle · shānMeaning part

彡 hints at the meaning (bristle); 攸 (yōu) hints at the sound. Compare it with xiū.

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.

How to write 修建

修 9 strokes · 建 8 strokes

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

Words related to 修建

Words with 修

修理xiūlǐ · to repair维修wéixiū · to repair修改xiūgǎi · to amend装修zhuāngxiū · to renovate修复xiūfù · to repair修养xiūyǎng · self-cultivation

Words with 建

建议jiànyì · to propose建筑jiànzhù · to construct建立jiànlì · to establish建设jiànshè · to build封建fēngjiàn · feudal

More words: Common Verbs

协助xiézhù · to assist熄灭xīmiè · to go out牺牲xīshēng · to sacrifice修复xiūfù · to repair选拔xuǎnbá · to select (the best)悬挂xuánguà · to hang炫耀xuànyào · to show off旋转xuánzhuǎn · to rotate

FAQs

修建 (xiūjiàn) means “to build” or “to construct”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it xiūjiàn: xiū with a 1st tone, then jiàn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 修建 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xiujian with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 修建 from the suggestions. Typing xiujian into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
修建 is an HSK 6 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.