Word: 建 (jiàn)

他们决定建一座桥。

Tāmen juédìng jiàn yí zuò qiáo.

They decided to build a bridge.

他的计划是在那条河上建一座桥。

Tā de jìhuà shì zài nà tiáo hé shàng jiàn yí zuò qiáo.

His plan is to build a bridge over that river.

国家用税收来修路和建学校。

Guójiā yòng shuìshōu lái xiūlù hé jiàn xuéxiào.

The state uses tax revenue to build roads and schools.

山上建了很多利用风能的设备。

Shānshàng jiànle hěn duō lìyòng fēngnéng de shèbèi.

Many facilities that use wind power have been built on the mountain.

山脚下的房子建得很密集。

Shān jiǎoxià de fángzi jiàn de hěn mìjí.

The houses at the foot of the mountain are built very close together.

布达拉宫建在山上，非常壮观。

Bùdálāgōng jiàn zài shānshàng, fēicháng zhuàngguān.

The Potala Palace is built on a hill and is very magnificent.

建新家花了很多钱。

Jiàn xīn jiā huāle hěn duō qián.

Building a new house cost a lot of money.

建这座桥耗费了三年时间。

Jiàn zhè zuò qiáo hàofèile sān nián shíjiān.

Building this bridge took three years.

建这座桥需要大量的人力和物力。

Jiàn zhè zuò qiáo xūyào dàliàng de rénlì hé wùlì.

Building this bridge requires a great deal of manpower and material resources.

建这条桥花了不少钱。

Jiàn zhè tiáo qiáo huāle bùshǎo qián.

A large amount of money was spent on the bridge.

我为你建了这个。

Wǒ wèi nǐ jiànle zhège.

I built this for you.

我们要在俄罗斯建起农田。

Wǒmen yào zài Éluósī jiàn qǐ nóngtián.

We are going to make farms in Russia.

我建石头房子。

Wǒ jiàn shítou fángzi.

I build houses out of stone.

教育部想建更多学校。

Jiàoyùbù xiǎng jiàn gèng duō xuéxiào.

The Ministry of Education wants to build more schools.

校长在任期里建了两座新楼。

Xiàozhǎng zài rènqī lǐ jiànle liǎng zuò xīn lóu.

The principal built two new buildings during his tenure.

灯塔建在岬角的尽头。

Dēngtǎ jiàn zài jiǎjiǎo de jìntóu.

The lighthouse stands at the tip of the cape.

燕子在屋檐下建了巢穴。

Yànzi zài wūyán xià jiànle cháoxué.

The swallows built a nest under the eaves.

老房子建于清朝中叶。

Lǎo fángzi jiàn yú qīngcháo zhōngyè.

The old house was built in the mid-Qing dynasty.

跨度越大，桥就越难建。

Kuàdù yuè dà, qiáo jiù yuè nán jiàn.

The longer the span, the harder the bridge is to build.

这两座塔建得很对称。

Zhè liǎng zuò tǎ jiàn de hěn duìchèn.

These two towers were built very symmetrically.

这座古塔建于公元五世纪。

Zhè zuò Gǔtǎ jiàn yú gōngyuán wǔ shìjì.

This ancient pagoda was built in the fifth century CE.

这座古桥建于公元六百年左右。

Zhè zuò gǔ qiáo jiàn yú gōngyuán liù bǎinián zuǒyòu.

This ancient bridge was built around 600 CE.

这座桥建于十八世纪中叶。

Zhè zuò qiáo jiàn yú shíbā shìjì zhōngyè.

This bridge was built in the mid-eighteenth century.

这座桥是清朝晚期建的。

Zhè zuò qiáo shì qīngcháo wǎnqī jiàn de.

This bridge was built in the late Qing period.

这所大学是什么时候建的？

Zhè suǒ dàxué shì shénme shíhou jiàn de?

When was this university founded?

这所学校建于1650年。

Zhè suǒ xuéxiào jiàn yú yī liù wǔ líng nián.

The school was established in 1650.

这是谁建的？

Zhè shì shéi jiàn de?

Who built it?

那座天文台建在山顶上。

Nà zuò tiānwéntái jiàn zài shāndǐng shàng.

That observatory is built on top of the mountain.