构建 gòujiàn to construct (something abstract)
How to remember 构建: 构 to compose + 建 to build = to construct (something abstract).
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How it is used
- 'To construct, build (something abstract)' - 构建和谐社会 (gòujiàn héxié shèhuì) to build a harmonious society.
- Used for abstract systems, frameworks, relationships, models - not physical buildings.
- Contrast 建造 (jiànzào, to build physical structures); 构建 is for structures of ideas/institutions.