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 A parser for the [CC-CEDICT](https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=cedict) Chinese-to-English dictionary written
 in [Kotlin](https://kotlinlang.org).
 
+## Build
+
+To build the project locally, simply run the following command from the terminal:
+
+```sh
+./gradlew build
+```
+
 ## Installation
 
 _CC-CEDICT Parser for Kotlin_ is available