shǐ​jiàn

to start building

5 sentences

  1. This church was built during the sixth century.

    Source: CCMatrix
  2. The farm was established in the late 19th century and has been inhabited ever since.

    Source: CCMatrix
  3. The city is quite “young”, in fact, it was founded in 1826.

    Source: CCMatrix
  4. Québec City was founded in 1608 and is the oldest city in Canada.

    Source: CCMatrix