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The Cantonese word gin cit - 建设 - gin3 cit3
(to construct in Cantonese)





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Romanization (Jyutping)

gin3 cit3

English translations

to construct, to build,
building up, construction

Chinese characters:

建设
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建设 (gin3 cit3) is composed of these characters: 建, 设
建设 ( gin cit / gin3 cit3 ) in traditional characters
建設

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

to establish  |  to design
建设 ( gin cit / gin3 cit3 ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 141)
More words that mean to construct in Cantonese
gau3 ( 构 )
More words that mean to build in Cantonese
cou3 ( 造 ), gin3 ( 建 ), gin3 laap6 ( 建立 ), goi3 ( 盖 ), sau1 ( 修 ), sau1 gin3 ( 修建 ), zuk1 ( 筑 )

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