建設

See also: 建设

Chinese

		to establish; to found; to set up to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct	to set up; to arrange; to establish to set up; to arrange; to establish; to found; to display
trad. (建設)		建	設
simp. (建设)		建	设

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiànshè

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄜˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gin³ cit³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kien-sat / kian-sat
• Eastern Min (BUC): gióng-siék
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kiàn-siat

  (Teochew, Peng'im): giang⁶ siag⁴

• Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁵ci-seq₇ / ⁵cie-seq₇

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiànshè
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiànshè
    • Wade–Giles: chien⁴-shê⁴
    • Yale: jyàn-shè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannsheh
    • Palladius: цзяньшэ (czjanʹšɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɤ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gin³ cit³
    • Yale: gin chit
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gin³ tsit⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: gin³ qid³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːn³³ t͡sʰiːt̚³/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kien-sat
    • Hakka Romanization System: gien sad^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gian⁴ sad⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /ki̯en⁵⁵ sat̚²/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kian-sat
    • Hakka Romanization System: gian sad^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gian⁴ sad⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /ki̯an⁵⁵ sat̚²/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: gióng-siék
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kyoŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ^(s-)niɛʔ²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiàn-siat
    • Tâi-lô: kiàn-siat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiernsiad
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ siɛt̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siɛt̚⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ siɛt̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ siɛt̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ siɛt̚³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: giang⁶ siag⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kiăng siak
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ siak̚²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵ci-seq₇
    • MiniDict: ci^去 seh^入
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²ji-seq₄
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕi³³ səʔ⁴⁴/
  • (Northern: Suzhou)
    • Wugniu: ⁵cie-seq₇
    • MiniDict: cie^去 seh^入
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /t͡ɕɪ⁵² səʔ³³/

Verb

建設

1. (transitive) to build; to construct; to establish; to set up

   建設特區／建设特区  ―  jiànshè tèqū  ―  to build special zones

2. (figurative, transitive) to contribute
3. (Mainland China, transitive, figurative) to develop; to build; to establish; to set up

   黨的建設／党的建设  ―  dǎng de jiànshè  ―  the building of a party

   社會主義建設／社会主义建设  ―  shèhuìzhǔyì jiànshè  ―  the development of socialism

   思想建設／思想建设  ―  sīxiǎng jiànshè  ―  ideological development

   廉政建設是關係到黨和國家生死攸關的大事。 [MSC, trad.]
   廉政建设是关系到党和国家生死攸关的大事。 [MSC, simp.]

   Liánzhèng jiànshè shì guānxì dào dǎng hé guójiā shēngsǐyōuguān de dàshì. [Pinyin]

   The establishment of a clean and honest administration is a matter of life and death for both the party and the country.

4. (Classical) to display; to set out; to decorate; to furnish

Synonyms

• (to build):

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• 修建 (xiūjiàn)
• 修築／修筑 (xiūzhù)
• 塑建 (sùjiàn)
• 建構／建构 (jiàngòu) (something abstract)
• 建築／建筑 (jiànzhù) (literally or figuratively)
• 建造 (jiànzào)
• 搭 (Hokkien)
• 搭建 (dājiàn)
• 搭蓋／搭盖 (dāgài) (a temporary structure)
• 搭設／搭设 (dāshè)
• 架構／架构 (jiàgòu)
• 構作／构作 (gòuzuò)
• 構建／构建 (gòujiàn) (something abstract)
• 構築／构筑 (gòuzhù)
• 構造／构造 (gòuzào)
• 營造／营造 (yíngzào)
• 版築／版筑 (bǎnzhù) (literary)
• 築／筑 (zhù) (literary, or in compounds)
• 築造／筑造 (zhùzào)
• 興修／兴修 (xīngxiū) (a large project)
• 興建／兴建 (xīngjiàn)
• 興築／兴筑 (xīngzhù) (literary)
• 起立 (qǐlì)

 

Derived terms

• 國家建設／国家建设 (guójiā jiànshè)
• 建設性／建设性 (jiànshèxìng)

 

Related terms

• 施工 (shīgōng)

Proper noun

建設

1. (～街道) Jianshe (a subdistrict of Yuexiu district, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China)
2. (～鎮) Jianshe (a town in Baiyü, Garzê prefecture, Sichuan, China)
3. (～村) Jianshe (a village in Liuji, Dawu, Xiaogan, Hubei, China)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
建	設
けん Grade: 4	せつ Grade: 5
kan'on

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) けんせつ [kèńsétsú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kẽ̞ɰ̃se̞t͡sɨ]

Noun

建(けん)設(せつ) • (kensetsu) 

1. construction, building (of a dam, bridge, or other large project)
   • 1948, 海野十三, 海底都市:

     そして日本(にほん)では、この海底都市(かいていとし)の建設(けんせつ)が始(はじ)まったわけです。

     Soshite nihon de wa, kono kaitei toshi no kensetsu ga hajimatta wake desu.

     And that's how Japan began building the underwater city.

2. establishment of an organization

Synonyms

• (construction): 建築(けんちく) (kenchiku): construction (of a house or small building)
• (establishment): 設立(せつりつ) (setsuritsu)

Verb

建(けん)設(せつ)する • (kensetsu suru) transitive suru (stem 建(けん)設(せつ)し (kensetsu shi), past 建(けん)設(せつ)した (kensetsu shita))

1. construct, build (a large project, e.g. a dam, a bridge, a skyscraper, etc.)
2. establish an organization

Conjugation

Conjugation of "建設する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	建設し	けんせつし	kensetsu shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	建設し	けんせつし	kensetsu shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	建設する	けんせつする	kensetsu suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	建設する	けんせつする	kensetsu suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	建設すれ	けんせつすれ	kensetsu sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	建設せよ¹ 建設しろ²	けんせつせよ¹ けんせつしろ²	kensetsu seyo¹ kensetsu shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	建設される	けんせつされる	kensetsu sareru
Causative	建設させる 建設さす	けんせつさせる けんせつさす	kensetsu saseru kensetsu sasu
Potential	建設できる	けんせつできる	kensetsu dekiru
Volitional	建設しよう	けんせつしよう	kensetsu shiyō
Negative	建設しない	けんせつしない	kensetsu shinai
Negative continuative	建設せず	けんせつせず	kensetsu sezu
Formal	建設します	けんせつします	kensetsu shimasu
Perfective	建設した	けんせつした	kensetsu shita
Conjunctive	建設して	けんせつして	kensetsu shite
Hypothetical conditional	建設すれば	けんせつすれば	kensetsu sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
建	設

Noun

建設 • (geonseol) (hangeul 건설)

1. hanja form^? of 건설 (“construction”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
建	設

Verb

建設

1. chữ Hán form of kiến thiết.