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建樹

简建树 · 繁建樹

Mandarin · pinyin jiàn shù

to make a contribution
to establish
to found
contribution

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建: jiàn · build, establish, erect, found
樹: shù · tree; plant; set up, establish
树: shù · tree; plant; set up, establish

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4–4 · jian4 shu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gin3 syu6

Cantonese word readings for 建樹. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

to contribute
to establish; to found

noun

contribution

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