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

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 Chinese) to display; to set out; to decorate; to furnish

Synonyms
  • (to build):
Synonyms of 建設

Derived terms

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

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

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
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 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
Hán tự in this term
建設

Verb

建設

  1. chữ Hán form of kiến thiết.
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