建立 (jiànlì) — to establish; to build; to set up

建立 (jiànlì)

建立 means to create or found something that did not previously exist, such as a system, relationship, or organization.

Meanings

1. [verb] to establish; to build; to set up; to found; to create

Example Sentences

两国之间建立了良好的外交关系。 Liǎng guó zhījiān jiànlì le liánghǎo de wàijiāo guānxi. The two countries established good diplomatic relations.

他努力建立自己的事业。 Tā nǔlì jiànlì zìjǐ de shìyè. He worked hard to build his own career.

我们应该建立一个诚实的沟通方式。 Wǒmen yīnggāi jiànlì yī gè chéngshí de gōutōng fāngshì. We should establish an honest way of communicating.

学校建立了新的奖学金制度。 Xuéxiào jiànlì le xīn de jiǎngxuéjīn zhìdù. The school set up a new scholarship system.

Collocations

Memory Hook

建 means "to construct" and 立 means "to stand/erect." 建立 is constructing something until it stands on its own.