基建

Mandarin · pinyin jī jiàn

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  1. capital construction; infrastructure development (abbr. for 基本建設 jī běn jiàn shè)
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基
jī · foundation, base
建
jiàn · build, establish, erect, found
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1–4 · ji1 jian4

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gei1 gin3

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noun

  1. capital construction; infrastructure

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基建 · ji1 jian4
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Exact source record基建 基建 [ji1 jian4] /capital construction; infrastructure development (abbr. for 基本建設|基本建设[ji1 ben3 jian4 she4])/