基建 jījiàn capital construction (project)
capital construction (project); infrastructure
How to remember 基建: 基 foundation + 建 to build = capital construction (project).
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How it is used
- Infrastructure / capital construction - 基建投资 (jījiàn tóuzī) infrastructure investment; 加强基建 (jiāqiáng jījiàn) boost infrastructure.
- A clipped form of 基础建设/基本建设; common in economic policy talk. Formal.