修建 xiūjiàn to build
to build; to construct
How to remember 修建: 修 repair + 建 to build = to build.
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How it is used
- To build/construct large infrastructure - 修建公路 (xiūjiàn gōnglù) to build a highway; 修建水库 (xiūjiàn shuǐkù) to construct a reservoir.
- Used for roads, bridges, dams, railways - big civil works, not household items.
- Contrast 建设 (jiànshè, to develop/build up, more abstract) and 盖 (gài, to build a house) - 修建 emphasizes the physical construction of facilities.