Definition

Examples

• 这座古寺始建于唐朝。
  Zhè zuò gǔ sì shǐ jiàn yú Tángcháo.
  This ancient temple was first built in the Tang Dynasty.
• 该工程始建于去年初。
  Gāi gōngchéng shǐ jiàn yú qùnián chū.
  The project started construction early last year.
• 他们始建了一座新的博物馆。
  Tāmen shǐ jiàn le yí zuò xīn de bówùguǎn.
  They began building a new museum.