No. 459 in Malay

membina

To build or construct.

In a sentence

Dia membina sebuah rumah di kampung.
He built a house in the village.
The word 'membina' here means 'to build' in the context of constructing a physical structure.
Kita perlu membina keyakinan dalam pasukan ini.
We need to build confidence in this team.
In this sentence, 'membina' is used in a metaphorical sense to mean fostering or developing something intangible, like confidence.
Pertemuan ini bertujuan untuk membina hubungan yang baik.
This meeting aims to build good relationships.
Here, 'membina' is employed to describe the action of establishing or cultivating relationships.

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