建国 Traditional form: 建國 Pinyin (reading): jiànguó Definitions: to found a country nation-building the foundation of PRC by Mao Zedong in 1949 Characters: 建 - to build, to erect; to establish, to found 国 - country, nation, state; national Traditional characters: 建 - to build, to erect; to establish, to found 國 - country, nation, state; national