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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
立 Lì	立 \| 立* \| *立	surname Li


立 lì	立 \| 立* \| *立	to stand / to set up / to establish / to lay down / to draw up / at once / immediately


國立 guólì	國立 \| 國立* \| *國立	national / state-run / public	国立


成立 chénglì	成立 \| 成立* \| *成立	to establish / to set up / to be tenable / to hold water	HSK 5


私立 sīlì	私立 \| 私立* \| *私立	private (company, school etc)


建立 jiànlì	建立 \| 建立* \| *建立	to establish / to set up / to found	HSK 5


獨立 dúlì	獨立 \| 獨立* \| *獨立	independent / independence / to stand alone	独立 HSK 5


市立 shìlì	市立 \| 市立* \| *市立	municipal / city / city-run


設立 shèlì	設立 \| 設立* \| *設立	to set up / to establish	设立 HSK 6


創立 chuànglì	創立 \| 創立* \| *創立	to establish / to set up / to found	创立 HSK 6


公立 gōnglì	公立 \| 公立* \| *公立	public (e.g. school, hospital)


開立 kāilì	開立 \| 開立* \| *開立	to found or start	开立


日立 Rìlì	日立 \| 日立* \| *日立	Hitachi, Ltd.


直立 zhílì	直立 \| 直立* \| *直立	erect / upright / vertical


訂立 dìnglì	訂立 \| 訂立* \| *訂立	to conclude (treaty, contract, agreement etc) / to set up (a rule etc)	订立


站立 zhànlì	站立 \| 站立* \| *站立	to stand / standing / on one's feet


中立 zhōnglì	中立 \| 中立* \| *中立	neutral / neutrality	HSK 6


對立 duìlì	對立 \| 對立* \| *對立	to oppose / to set sth against / to be antagonistic to / antithetical / relative opposite / opposing / diametrical	对立 HSK 6


自立 zìlì	自立 \| 自立* \| *自立	independent / self-reliant / self-sustaining / to stand on one's own feet / to support oneself


確立 quèlì	確立 \| 確立* \| *確立	to establish / to institute	确立 HSK 6


樹立 shùlì	樹立 \| 樹立* \| *樹立	to set up / to establish	树立 HSK 6


州立 zhōulì	州立 \| 州立* \| *州立	state-run


孤立 gūlì	孤立 \| 孤立* \| *孤立	isolate / isolated	HSK 6


非獨立 fēidúlì	非獨立 \| 非獨立* \| *非獨立	dependent	非独立


三十而立 sānshí'érlì	三十而立 \| 三十而立* \| *三十而立	thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)


林立 línlì	林立 \| 林立* \| *林立	to stand in great numbers


矗立 chùlì	矗立 \| 矗立* \| *矗立	to tower / standing tall and upright (of large building)


挺立 tǐnglì	挺立 \| 挺立* \| *挺立	to stand erect / to stand upright


倒立 dàolì	倒立 \| 倒立* \| *倒立	a handstand / to turn upside down / to stand on one's head / upside down


按立 ànlì	按立 \| 按立* \| *按立	ordination


聳立 sǒnglì	聳立 \| 聳立* \| *聳立	to stand tall / to tower aloft	耸立


屹立 yìlì	屹立 \| 屹立* \| *屹立	to tower / to stand straight (of person's bearing)


檔案建立 dàng'ànjiànlì	檔案建立 \| 檔案建立* \| *檔案建立	file creation	档案建立


壁立 bìlì	壁立 \| 壁立* \| *壁立	(of cliffs etc) stand like a wall / rise steeply


亭亭玉立 tíngtíngyùlì	亭亭玉立 \| 亭亭玉立* \| *亭亭玉立	slender and elegant (of a woman)


豎立 shùlì	豎立 \| 豎立* \| *豎立	to erect / to set upright / to stand	竖立


司法獨立 sīfǎdúlì	司法獨立 \| 司法獨立* \| *司法獨立	judicial independence	司法独立


起立 qǐlì	起立 \| 起立* \| *起立	to stand / Stand up!


勢不兩立 shìbùliǎnglì	勢不兩立 \| 勢不兩立* \| *勢不兩立	the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences / incompatible standpoints	势不两立


鼎立 dǐnglì	鼎立 \| 鼎立* \| *鼎立	lit. to stand like the three legs of a tripod / tripartite confrontation or balance of forces


三權分立 sānquánfēnlì	三權分立 \| 三權分立* \| *三權分立	separation of powers	三权分立


佇立 zhùlì	佇立 \| 佇立* \| *佇立	to stand for a long time	伫立


金雞獨立 jīnjīdúlì	金雞獨立 \| 金雞獨立* \| *金雞獨立	golden rooster stands on one leg (tai chi posture) / standing on one leg	金鸡独立


冊立 cèlì	冊立 \| 冊立* \| *冊立	to confer a title on (an empress or a prince)	册立


並立 bìnglì	並立 \| 並立* \| *並立	to exist side by side / to exist simultaneously	并立


馬三立 Mǎ Sānlì	馬三立 \| 馬三立* \| *馬三立	Ma Sanli (1914-2003), Chinese comedian	马三立


巍然屹立 wēirányìlì	巍然屹立 \| 巍然屹立* \| *巍然屹立	to stand tall and rock-solid (idiom) / towering majestically / (of a person) to stand up against sb


兀立 wùlì	兀立 \| 兀立* \| *兀立	to stand upright and motionless


不破不立 bùpòbùlì	不破不立 \| 不破不立* \| *不破不立	without destruction there can be no construction


肅立 sùlì	肅立 \| 肅立* \| *肅立	to stand respectfully / (of trees, mountains) standing tall and majestic	肃立


兩立 liǎnglì	兩立 \| 兩立* \| *兩立	to coexist / coexistence	两立


漢賊不兩立 Hànzéibùliǎnglì	漢賊不兩立 \| 漢賊不兩立* \| *漢賊不兩立	lit. Shu Han 蜀漢｜蜀汉 and Cao Wei 曹魏 cannot coexist (idiom) / fig. two enemies cannot live under the same sky / (former KMT slogan against CPC) "gentlemen and thieves cannot coexist"	汉贼不两立


孑立 jiélì	孑立 \| 孑立* \| *孑立	to be alone / to stand in isolation


膏立 gàolì	膏立 \| 膏立* \| *膏立	to annoint


頭倒立 tóudàolì	頭倒立 \| 頭倒立* \| *頭倒立	headstand	头倒立


傲立 àolì	傲立 \| 傲立* \| *傲立	standing proud


誓不兩立 shìbùliǎnglì	誓不兩立 \| 誓不兩立* \| *誓不兩立	the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences / incompatible standpoints	誓不两立


大破大立 dàpòdàlì	大破大立 \| 大破大立* \| *大破大立	to destroy the old and establish the new (idiom) / radical transformation


自強自立 zìqiángzìlì	自強自立 \| 自強自立* \| *自強自立	to strive for self-improvement	自强自立


分立 fēnlì	分立 \| 分立* \| *分立	to establish as separate entities / to divide (a company etc) into independent entities / discrete / separate / separation (of powers etc)


骨立 gǔlì	骨立 \| 骨立* \| *骨立	thin / emaciated


天橋立 Tiānqiáolì	天橋立 \| 天橋立* \| *天橋立	Ama-no-hashidate in north of Kyōto prefecture 京都府 on the Sea of Japan	天桥立


侍立 shìlì	侍立 \| 侍立* \| *侍立	to stand by in attendance


快可立 Kuàikělì	快可立 \| 快可立* \| *快可立	Quickly, tapioca milk tea franchise


篡立 cuànlì	篡立 \| 篡立* \| *篡立	to become an unlawful ruler


三權鼎立 sānquándǐnglì	三權鼎立 \| 三權鼎立* \| *三權鼎立	separation of powers	三权鼎立


煢煢孑立 qióngqióngjiélì	煢煢孑立 \| 煢煢孑立* \| *煢煢孑立	to stand all alone	茕茕孑立


重足而立 chóngzú'érlì	重足而立 \| 重足而立* \| *重足而立	rooted to the spot (idiom); too terrified to move


局外中立 júwàizhōnglì	局外中立 \| 局外中立* \| *局外中立	neutralism


孤證不立 gūzhèngbùlì	孤證不立 \| 孤證不立* \| *孤證不立	unacceptable as uncorroborated evidence (in law or in textual criticism)	孤证不立


崛立 juélì	崛立 \| 崛立* \| *崛立	to tower over / rising (to a dominant position)


矜功不立 jīngōngbùlì	矜功不立 \| 矜功不立* \| *矜功不立	boasts a lot, but nothing comes of it (idiom)


手倒立 shǒudàolì	手倒立 \| 手倒立* \| *手倒立	handstand


不完全中立 bùwánquánzhōnglì	不完全中立 \| 不完全中立* \| *不完全中立	imperfect neutrality


傍戶而立 bànghù'érlì	傍戶而立 \| 傍戶而立* \| *傍戶而立	to stand close to the door	傍户而立


孤孑特立 gūjiétèlì	孤孑特立 \| 孤孑特立* \| *孤孑特立	to be all alone in the world

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