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肇建

Mandarin · pinyin zhào jiàn

(literary) to establish; to found (a country etc); to initiate construction (of sth large-scale, e.g. a palace, university etc)

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肇: zhào · begin, commence, originate
建: jiàn · build, establish, erect, found

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4–4 · zhao4 jian4

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