建 立

jiànlì

“To establish” in Chinese is 建立 (jiànlì).

Meaning

to establish
to set up
to found

Example

伦敦是一个为马而建立的城市。

London was a city built for the horse.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

jiànHSK 38 strokesto establish lìHSK 35 strokesto stand

More HSK 3 words

各种gèzhǒngevery kind of; all kinds of; variousHSK 3 播出bōchūto broadcastHSK 3 突出tūchūprominentHSK 3 把握bǎwòto grasp (also fig.)HSK 3 变化biànhuà(intransitive) to change; to varyHSK 3 后面hòumiànthe back; the rear; the last bitHSK 3 绿茶lǜchágreen teaHSK 3 推开tuīkāito push open (a gate etc)HSK 3 面积miànjīarea (of a floor, piece of land etc)HSK 3 整齐zhěngqíorderlyHSK 3

Not to be confused with: 简历 (jiǎnlì, curriculum vitae (CV))