组建

• Pinyin: zǔ jiàn
• Hanzi breakdown: 组 = 纟+ 且 (thread + moreover — to organise); 建 = 廴 + 聿 (walk + writing brush — to establish)

Meaning

To form; to establish; to set up. Refers to creating an organised group, team, or institution.

Used for formally creating teams, units, committees, companies, or armies. More deliberate and structured than 建立, implying the assembling of people or units into a functional whole. Common in military, corporate, and governmental contexts.

Examples

1. 公司决定组建一支专门负责海外市场拓展的国际业务团队。 The company decided to form an international business team dedicated to expanding overseas markets.
2. 为应对突发公共卫生事件，市政府紧急组建了多学科联合专家组。 To respond to a sudden public health emergency, the city government urgently assembled a multidisciplinary panel of experts.
3. 这所大学近年来组建了多个跨学科研究中心，推动前沿科学探索。 In recent years, the university has established multiple interdisciplinary research centers to advance cutting-edge scientific exploration.

Usage Guide

Context: business, military, government, academia

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 经过严格筛选，公司最终组建了一支由十二名资深工程师构成的核心研发团队。(After rigorous selection, the company ultimately formed a core R&D team consisting of twelve senior engineers.)
• 国家决定组建新的航天局，以统筹协调各项深空探测任务。(The state decided to establish a new space agency to coordinate various deep-space exploration missions.)

Don't Say

• 组建一个家庭 — for forming a family use 组建家庭 is actually acceptable, but 成家 or 建立家庭 sound more natural in everyday speech; 组建 fits best for professional or institutional groups

Origin & History

组 (organise/group) + 建 (establish/build)

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal