立

lì

“To stand” in Chinese is 立 (lì).

Other characters with the syllable li: see all 20 →

Meaning

to stand
to set up
to establish

Show 5 more meanings

to lay down
to draw up
at once
immediately
surname Li

Example

伦敦是一个为马而建立的城市。

London was a city built for the horse.

From 建立 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Words containing 立

成立chénglìto establishHSK 3 建立jiànlìto establishHSK 3 立刻lìkèimmediately; at once; right awayHSK 3 设立shèlìto set up; to establishHSK 3 独立dúlìindependentHSK 4 立即lìjíimmediatelyHSK 4 创立chuànglìto establish; to set up; to foundHSK 5 对立duìlìto opposeHSK 5

More HSK 3 characters

按ànto pressHSK 3 把bǎto hold; to graspHSK 3 搬bānto move (i.e. relocate oneself)HSK 3 保bǎoBulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4])HSK 3 被bèiquiltHSK 3 币bìmoneyHSK 3 标biāomarkHSK 3 并bìngandHSK 3 播bōto sow (seeds); to spread (ideas, rumors etc); to broadcast (radio signals etc)HSK 3 补bǔto repairHSK 3

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