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Meaning of 立

Pinyin lì

Radical

立

Strokes

Definition

set up / to stand

Usage

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立 [lì] [Verb], [Noun] 【Original Meaning】: Stand upright. 1. Stand, extended meaning refers to standing up: 立正 (stand straight), 立柜 (upright cabinet), 立足 (1. to stand on one's feet; 2. to be in a certain position), 立场 (standpoint), 屹立 (to stand firm), 顶天立地 (to stand tall). 2. To produce, to establish: 建立 (to establish), 设立 (to set up), 树立 (to establish), 立意 (to set an intention), 立此存照 (to establish this as a record). 3. To exist, to subsist: 自立 (to be independent), 独立 (to stand alone), 势不两立 (cannot coexist). 4. Immediately, at once: 立时 (immediately), 立刻 (at once), 立等 (to wait immediately). 5. A surname. 【Derived Meanings】: 1. Same as the original meaning ([En.] stand). 2. Erect; set upright; establish ([En.] erect; set upright). 3. To set up; to establish ([En.] set up; put up; establish; found). 4. To draw up; to conclude ([En.] lay down; draw up; conclude). 5. To define; to decide; to determine ([En.] define; decide; determine). 6. To exist; to subsist ([En.] exist; subsist). 7. To conduct oneself; to establish a foothold ([En.] conduct oneself in society; have a foothold). 8. To ascend the throne ([En.] be enthroned; ascend the throne). 9. To assist; to establish a certain position ([En.] help; establish). 10. To recommend ([En.] recommend). 11. To become an official ([En.] become an official). 12. To manifest oneself; to reveal oneself ([En.] manifest oneself; reveal oneself). 13. To stop; to stay ([En.] stop; stay). 14. To arrive; to be present ([En.] arrive; be present). 15. To eat ([En.] take food). [Noun] Also pronounced as 位 (position), rank, precedence ([En.] precedence). [Adverb] 1. Immediately; right away ([En.] immediately). 【Example Sentences】: - 立定 (stand firm); - 立马造桥 (immediately commence construction).

君主立宪 jūn zhǔ lì xiàn

constitutional monarchy

立场 lì chǎng

position / standpoint / CL:個|个[ge4]

坐立不安 zuò lì bù ān

lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom) / restless / fidgety

孤立 gū lì

isolate / isolated

屹立 yì lì

to tower / to stand straight (of person's bearing)

厄立特里亚 È lì tè lǐ yà

Eritrea

立方厘米 lì fāng lí mǐ

cubic centimeter

孤立无援 gū lì wú yuán

isolated and without help

立宪 lì xiàn

to set up a constitution

对立 duì lì

to oppose / to set sth against / to be antagonistic to / antithetical / relative opposite / opposing / diametrical

巍然屹立 wēi rán yì lì

to stand tall and rock-solid (idiom) / towering majestically / (of a person) to stand up against sb

建立 jiàn lì

to establish / to set up / to found

创立 chuàng lì

to establish / to set up / to found

立志 lì zhì

to be determined / to be resolved

成立 chéng lì

to establish / to set up / to be tenable / to hold water

挺立 tǐng lì

to stand erect / to stand upright

立即 lì jí

immediately

册立 cè lì

to confer a title on (an empress or a prince)

树立 shù lì

to set up / to establish

立柜 lì guì

clothes closet

立案 lì àn

to register (to an official organism) / to file a case (for investigation)

傲立 ào lì

standing proud

立刻 lì kè

forthwith / immediate / prompt / promptly / straightway / thereupon / at once

立法 lì fǎ

to enact laws / to legislate / legislation

独立 dú lì

independent / independence / to stand alone

侍立 shì lì

to stand by in attendance

独立自主 dú lì zì zhǔ

independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination / to act independently / to maintain control over one's own affairs

独立性 dú lì xìng

independence

矗立 chù lì

to tower / standing tall and upright (of large building)

确立 què lì

to establish / to institute

私立 sī lì

private (company, school etc)

亭亭玉立 tíng tíng yù lì

slender and elegant (of a woman)

亿立方米 yì lì fāng mǐ

hundred million cubic meters

设立 shè lì

to set up / to establish

立方 lì fāng

cube (math.) / abbr. for 立方體|立方体[li4 fang1 ti3] / abbr. for 立方米[li4 fang1 mi3]

立时 lì shí

right away / quickly / immediately

站立 zhàn lì

to stand / standing / on one's feet

立足 lì zú

to stand / to have a footing / to be established / to base oneself on

立体 lì tǐ

three-dimensional / solid / stereoscopic

竖立 shù lì

to erect / to set upright / to stand

立竿见影 lì gān jiàn yǐng

lit. set up a pole and see the shadow (idiom); fig. instant effect / quick results

立方米 lì fāng mǐ

cubic meter (unit of volume)

耸立 sǒng lì

to stand tall / to tower aloft

而立 ér lì

thirty years of age

肃立 sù lì

to stand respectfully / (of trees, mountains) standing tall and majestic

伫立 zhù lì

to stand for a long time

万立方米 wàn lì fāng mǐ

Ten thousand cubic meters

直立茎 zhí lì jīng

erect stem

立誓 lì shì

vow / impawn / swear / take an oath

誓不两立 shì bù liǎng lì

the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences / incompatible standpoints

订立 dìng lì

to conclude (treaty, contract, agreement etc) / to set up (a rule etc)

立功赎罪 lì gōng shú zuì

perform a meritorious service to atone for one's crimes / atone for one's crimes by a good deed / perform merits to atone for one's misdeeds / repent one's evil ways and prove it by one's deeds

立轴 lì zhóu

vertical scroll (painting or calligraphy) / vertical shaft (of a machine)

贫无立锥 pín wú lì zhuī

not even enough land to stand an awl (idiom); absolutely destitute

无立锥之地 wú lì zhuī zhī dì

No place to stand

立锥之地 lì zhuī zhī dì

a tiny bit of land

立项 lì xiàng

to launch a project

立马 lì mǎ

at once / immediately / promptly / swiftly

鼎立 dǐng lì

lit. to stand like the three legs of a tripod / tripartite confrontation or balance of forces

鹤立鸡群 hè lì jī qún

a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common / manifestly superior

三足鼎立 sān zú dǐng lì

a situation of tripartite confrontation / like the three legs of a tripod

鼎足而立 dǐng zú ér lì

standing like a tripod -- a tripartite balance of forces