Usage note
建立表示建立起来、开始形成。
jiàn lì biǎo shì jiàn lì qǐ lái 、 kāi shǐ xíng chéng。
建立 means to establish or build up.
Context note
建立常用于关系、制度和目标。
jiàn lì cháng yòng yú guān xì 、 zhì dù hé mù biāo。
It is often used with relationships, systems, and goals.
5 examples
他们建立了友谊。
tā men jiàn lì le yǒu yì。
They established a friendship.
学校建立了新制度。
xué xiào jiàn lì le xīn zhì dù。
The school established a new system.
要建立好习惯。
yào jiàn lì hǎo xí guàn。
We should build good habits.
建立联系很重要。
jiàn lì lián xì hěn zhòng yào。
Establishing contact is important.
他想建立自己的团队。
tā xiǎng jiàn lì zì jǐ de tuán duì。
He wants to build his own team.
5 mini stories
老师说，先建立基础，再学更多。
lǎo shī shuō， xiān jiàn lì jī chǔ， zài xué gèng duō。
The teacher said to establish the foundation first, then learn more.
他们建立了合作关系。
tā men jiàn lì le hé zuò guān xì。
They established a cooperative relationship.
建立信心需要时间。
jiàn lì xìn xīn xū yào shí jiān。
Building confidence takes time.
这家公司建立得很快。
zhè jiā gōng sī jiàn lì dé hěn kuài。
This company was established quickly.
建立规则后，大家更容易一起做事。
jiàn lì guī zé hòu， dà jiā gèng róng yì yì qǐ zuò shì。
After establishing rules, it became easier for everyone to work together.
Mini dialogue
建立友谊
A
你怎么和新同学建立友谊？
Nǐ zěnme hé xīn tóngxué jiànlì yǒuyì?
How do you establish friendship with new classmates?
B
我会邀请他一起玩游戏。
Wǒ huì yāoqǐng tā yīqǐ wán yóuxì.
I will invite him to play games together.
建立习惯
A
我想建立早起的好习惯。
Wǒ xiǎng jiànlì zǎoqǐ de hǎo xíguàn.
I want to establish a good habit of getting up early.
B
那我们一起努力吧！
Nà wǒmen yīqǐ nǔlì ba!
Then let's work hard together!
Related words and contrasts
similar
创建
chuàngjiàn
create
Both mean to set up or bring into existence, but 创建 often implies creating something new like an account or a file.
similar
成立
chénglì
found
Used for establishing organizations, companies, or countries.
opposite
破坏
pòhuài
destroy
Opposite of establishing; to ruin or break down.
similar
设立
shèlì
set up
Often used for setting up institutions, rules, or facilities.