| 提出建议 | tí chū jiàn yì | to propose; to raise a suggestion |
| 搭建 | dā jiàn | to build (esp. with simple materials); to knock together (a temporary shed); to rig up |
| 新建县 | Xīn jiàn xiàn | Xinjian county in Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi |
| 易建联 | Yì Jiàn lián | Yi Jianlian (1987-), Chinese basketball player for the New Jersey Nets (NBA) |
| 李建成 | Lǐ Jiàn chéng | Li Jiancheng (589-626), eldest son of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 唐高祖李渊, murdered by his brother 李世民 in the Xuanwu Gate coup 玄武门之变; Professor Li Jiancheng (1993-), geophysicist and specialist in satellite geodesy |
| 杨建利 | Yáng Jiàn lì | Yang JianLi, PRC human rights activist |
| 构建 | gòu jiàn | to construct (sth abstract) |
| 档案建立 | dàng àn jiàn lì | file creation |
| 民主建港协进联盟 | mín zhǔ jiàn gǎng xié jìn lián méng | Democratic alliance for the betterment of Hong Kong (DAB), Hong Kong pro-Beijing party |
| 民建联 | mín jiàn lián | abbr. for 民主建港协进联盟, Democratic alliance for the betterment of Hong Kong (DAB), Hong Kong pro-Beijing party |
| 法治建设 | fǎ zhì jiàn shè | legislation; constructing legal institutions |
| 王建民 | Wáng Jiàn mín | Chien-Ming Wang (1980-), Taiwanese starting pitcher for the Washington Nationals in Major League Baseball |
| 督建 | dū jiàn | to supervise and construct; constructed under the supervision of |
| 破竹建瓴 | pò zhú jiàn líng | lit. smash bamboo, overturn water tank (idiom); fig. irresistible force |
| 组建 | zǔ jiàn | to organize; to set up; to establish |
| 统建 | tǒng jiàn | unified construction |
| 肇建 | zhào jiàn | to build (for the first time); to create (a building) |
| 董建华 | Dǒng Jiàn huá | Tung Chee-hwa (1937-), Hong Kong entrepreneur and politician, chief executive 1997-2005 |
| 西松建设 | Xī sōng Jiàn shè | Nishimatsu Construction Co. |
| 高层建筑 | gāo céng jiàn zhù | high-rise building; skyscraper |
| 黄建南 | Huáng Jiàn nán | John Huang (1945-), Democratic Party fundraiser |
