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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 建业

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
建业 jiàn yè - an old name for Nanjing, called Jiankang 建康 or Jianye during the Eastern Jin (317-420)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 17,907 38,083

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
建 jiàn- to establish
- to found
- to set up
- to build
- to construct
业 yè- surname Ye
业 yè- line of business
- industry
- occupation
- job
- employment
- school studies
- enterprise
- property
- (Buddhism) karma
- deed
- to engage in
- already

Other Words Containing 建业

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo