建交

jiànjiāo
to establish diplomatic relations

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 建 jiàn
  1. to establish
  2. to found
  3. to set up
  4. to build
  5. to construct
2 交 jiāo
  1. to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over
  2. to make friends
  3. (of lines) to intersect
  4. variant of 跤 jiāo