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Definition
To build, construct, or renovate infrastructure.
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How it's used
Focuses on large scale infrastructure projects like roads, bridges, or dams rather than small household repairs. It carries a formal tone that is more common in news reports or official government announcements than in casual daily conversation. For everyday construction or building things, native speakers typically prefer using 起 or 建造.
Examples
The government decided to build a new road here.
When will they finish building the bridge?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this for building houses or furniture, as it sounds overly grand and stiff. Use 起 instead for almost all general construction contexts.
Grammar color guide
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Classifier
Particle
Connector
Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
