<p>In mainland China, 建设 can have the meaning of "cause", similar to 事业. It is often said that</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>在社会主义<strong>建设</strong>的道路上…<br>
  On the road of the construction (cause) of the socialism society...</p>
</blockquote>

<p>From <a href="http://zh.thefreedictionary.com/%E5%BB%BA%E8%AE%BE" rel="nofollow noreferrer">a random online dictionary</a> from Google:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>建设 — <strong>创建新事业</strong>或增加新设施
  (<strong>Construct new causes</strong> or add new equipments)</p>
</blockquote>

<p>So in your case, 我国航天建设 is an elliptical phrase, where 事业 is omitted, which should look like</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>我国航天事业的建设<br>
  The construction of our cause for spaceflight  </p>
</blockquote>

<p>In practice, you can translate 建设 into "cause" or "the construction of xxx project" (我国航天工程) depending on the context.</p>



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Did you miss something in the quotes in the first sentence?
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@fefe My bad. Fixed it.
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<p>建设 is a noun word here, and can be interpreted as "construction". Like 中国建设银行 is translated to China Construction Bank. 项目 is not the same as 建设 here. 航天建设 would involve many projects. </p>

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<p>This is from an interview with 航天员杨利伟。</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>今天的访谈我想和他聊聊他的这段奇妙的太空经历，以期更好地展现我国航天建设的辉煌成就，....</p>
</blockquote>

<p>建设 normally means 'build'. Do you 'build or construct (建设） accomplishments （成就）' in Chinese?</p>

<p>'我国航天建设的辉煌成就'  'China's space flight project's glorious accomplishments'</p>

<p>I think I could replace this 建设 with 项目 here, so I have 'space flight (航天） project （建设， 项目）。</p>

<p>Does this use of 建设 here seem strange at all?</p>

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It means 事业或活动, enterprise, project or activity.
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= program / plan & implementations thereof.
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What is 建设 in ...以期更好地展现我国航天建设的辉煌成就...?
# What is 建设 in ...以期更好地展现我国航天建设的辉煌成就...?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-09-10)

This is from an interview with 航天员杨利伟。

> 今天的访谈我想和他聊聊他的这段奇妙的太空经历，以期更好地展现我国航天建设的辉煌成就，....

建设 normally means 'build'. Do you 'build or construct (建设） accomplishments （成就）' in Chinese?

'我国航天建设的辉煌成就' 'China's space flight project's glorious accomplishments'

I think I could replace this 建设 with 项目 here, so I have 'space flight (航天） project （建设， 项目）。

Does this use of 建设 here seem strange at all?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: It means 事业或活动, enterprise, project or activity.  
> **username_2**: = program / plan & implementations thereof.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2017-09-10. Score: 2

In mainland China, 建设 can have the meaning of "cause", similar to 事业. It is often said that

> 在社会主义**建设**的道路上…  
> On the road of the construction (cause) of the socialism society...

From [a random online dictionary](http://zh.thefreedictionary.com/%E5%BB%BA%E8%AE%BE) from Google:

> 建设 — **创建新事业**或增加新设施
> (**Construct new causes** or add new equipments)

So in your case, 我国航天建设 is an elliptical phrase, where 事业 is omitted, which should look like

> 我国航天事业的建设  
> The construction of our cause for spaceflight

In practice, you can translate 建设 into "cause" or "the construction of xxx project" (我国航天工程) depending on the context.

> **Comments:**
> **username_4**: Did you miss something in the quotes in the first sentence?  
> **username_3**: @username_4 My bad. Fixed it.  

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### Answer by username_5 on 2017-09-10. Score: 1

建设 is a noun word here, and can be interpreted as "construction". Like 中国建设银行 is translated to China Construction Bank. 项目 is not the same as 建设 here. 航天建设 would involve many projects.


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