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  1. 1. to stand
  2. 2. to set up
  3. 3. to establish
  4. 4. to lay down
  5. 5. to draw up
  6. 6. at once
  7. 7. immediately

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Words Containing 立

中立
zhōng lì

neutral

公立
gōng lì

public (e.g. school, hospital)

创立
chuàng lì

to establish

孤立
gū lì

isolated

对立
duì lì

to oppose

屹立
yì lì

to tower

建立
jiàn lì

to establish

成立
chéng lì

to establish

树立
shù lì

to set up

独立
dú lì

independent

独立自主
dú lì zì zhǔ

independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination

确立
què lì

to establish

私立
sī lì

private (company, school etc)

立交桥
lì jiāo qiáo

overpass

立刻
lì kè

forthwith

立功
lì gōng

to render meritorious service (one the three imperishables 三不朽[sān bù xiǔ])

立即
lì jí

immediately

立场
lì chǎng

position

立方
lì fāng

cube (math.)

立方米
lì fāng mǐ

cubic meter (unit of volume)

立足
lì zú

to stand

立体
lì tǐ

three-dimensional

站立
zhàn lì

to stand

耸立
sǒng lì

to stand tall

自立
zì lì

independent

订立
dìng lì

to conclude (treaty, contract, agreement etc)

设立
shè lì

to set up; to establish

鹤立鸡群
hè lì jī qún

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

三权分立
sān quán fēn lì

separation of powers

三权鼎立
sān quán dǐng lì

separation of powers

不完全中立
bù wán quán zhōng lì

imperfect neutrality

不破不立
bù pò bù lì

without destruction there can be no construction

并立
bìng lì

to exist side by side

中立国
zhōng lì guó

neutral country

中立性
zhōng lì xìng

impartiality

中立派
zhōng lì pài

centrist

交通立体化
jiāo tōng lì tǐ huà

grade separation (civil engineering)

亭亭玉立
tíng tíng yù lì

slender and elegant (of a woman)

伫立
zhù lì

to stand for a long time

侍立
shì lì

to stand by in attendance

倒立
dào lì

a handstand

倒立像
dào lì xiàng

inverted image

傅立叶
fù lì yè

Charles Fourier (French sociologist and socialist, 1772-1837)

傅立叶变换
fù lì yè biàn huàn

(math.) Fourier transform

傍户而立
bàng hù ér lì

to stand close to the door

傲立
ào lì

to stand proudly

兀立
wù lì

to stand upright and motionless

两立
liǎng lì

to coexist

公立学校
gōng lì xué xiào

public school

册立
cè lì

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

凡立水
fán lì shuǐ

varnish (loanword)

分立
fēn lì

to establish as separate entities

创立人
chuàng lì rén

founder

创立者
chuàng lì zhě

founder

势不两立
shì bù liǎng lì

the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences

厄立特里亚
è lì tè lǐ yà

Eritrea

又想当婊子又想立牌坊
yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng

lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)

司法独立
sī fǎ dú lì

judicial independence

君主立宪制
jūn zhǔ lì xiàn zhì

constitutional monarchy

周立波
zhōu lì bō

Zhou Libo (1908-1979), left-wing journalist, translator and novelist

国立
guó lì

national

国立台北科技大学
guó lì tái běi kē jì dà xué

National Taipei University of Technology

国立台湾技术大学
guó lì tái wān jì shù dà xué

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

国立西南联合大学
guó lì xī nán lián hé dà xué

National Southwest Combined University (Peking, Tsinghua and Nankai Universities in exile in Kunming 1937-1945)

国立显忠院
guó lì xiǎn zhōng yuàn

Korean national memorial cemetery at Dongjak-dong, Seoul

国立首尔大学
guó lì shǒu ěr dà xué

Seoul National University SNU

坐立不安
zuò lì bù ān
坐立难安
zuò lì nán ān
壁立
bì lì

(of cliffs etc) stand like a wall

大破大立
dà pò dà lì

radical transformation

天桥立
tiān qiáo lì

Ama-no-hashidate in the north of Kyōto prefecture 京都府 on the Sea of Japan

好立克
hǎo lì kè

Horlicks (malt-flavored powder used to make a hot drink)

孑立
jié lì

to be alone

孑立无依
jié lì wú yī

to stand alone

孤孑特立
gū jié tè lì

to be all alone in the world

孤立子
gū lì zǐ

soliton (physics)

孤立子波
gū lì zǐ bō

instanton (math.)

孤立无援
gū lì wú yuán

isolated and without help

孤证不立
gū zhèng bù lì

unacceptable as uncorroborated evidence (in law or in textual criticism)

安身立命
ān shēn lì mìng

to settle down and pursue one's path in life (idiom)

对立面
duì lì miàn

opposite

局外中立
jú wài zhōng lì

neutralism

崛立
jué lì

to tower over

巍然屹立
wēi rán yì lì

to stand tall and rock-solid (idiom)

州立
zhōu lì

state-run

州立大学
zhōu lì dà xué

State University (US)

巧立名目
qiǎo lì míng mù

to fabricate excuses (idiom)

市立
shì lì

municipal

建功立业
jiàn gōng lì yè

to achieve or accomplish goals

建立时间
jiàn lì shí jiān

setup time

建立正式外交关系
jiàn lì zhèng shì wài jiāo guān xì

formally establish diplomatic relations

建立者
jiàn lì zhě

founder

强硬立场
qiáng yìng lì chǎng

tough position

快可立
kuài kě lì

Quickly, tapioca milk tea franchise

爱立信
ài lì xìn

Ericsson (Swedish telecommunications company)

应机立断
yìng jī lì duàn

to act on an opportunity (idiom); to take prompt advantage of a situation

成家立室
chéng jiā lì shì

to get married (idiom)

成家立业
chéng jiā lì yè

to get married and start a career (idiom)

手倒立
shǒu dào lì

handstand

把立
bǎ lì

stem (bicycle component)

按立
àn lì

ordination

挺立
tǐng lì

to stand erect

放下屠刀,立地成佛
fàng xià tú dāo , lì dì chéng fó

lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation

政治立场
zhèng zhì lì chǎng

political position

斯托肯立石圈
sī tuō kěn lì shí quān

Stonehenge stone circle

新加坡国立大学
xīn jiā pō guó lì dà xué

National University of Singapore

既要当婊子又要立牌坊
jì yào dāng biǎo zi yòu yào lì pái fāng

see 又想當婊子又想立牌坊|又想当婊子又想立牌坊[yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng]

日立
rì lì

Hitachi, Ltd.

普氏立克次体
pǔ shì lì kè cì tǐ

Rickettsia prowazekii

朱立伦
zhū lì lún

Eric Chu (1961-), Taiwanese KMT politician

林立
lín lì

to stand in great numbers

标新立异
biāo xīn lì yì

to make a show of being original or unconventional (idiom)

树碑立传
shù bēi lì zhuàn

lit. to erect a stele and write a biography (idiom)

横眉立目
héng méi lì mù

to scowl and stare down

档案建立
dàng àn jiàn lì

file creation

水立方
shuǐ lì fāng

Water Cube, nickname of Beijing National Aquatics Center 北京國家游泳中心|北京国家游泳中心, swimming venue of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

汉贼不两立
hàn zéi bù liǎng lì

lit. Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[shǔ hàn] and Cao Wei 曹魏[cáo wèi] cannot coexist (idiom)

澳大利亚国立大学
ào dà lì yà guó lì dà xué

Australian National University (ANU), Canberra

澳门立法会
ào mén lì fǎ huì

Legislative Council of Macao

茕茕孑立
qióng qióng jié lì

to stand all alone

特立尼达
tè lì ní dá

Trinidad

特立尼达和多巴哥
tè lì ní dá hé duō bā gē

Trinidad and Tobago

特立独行
tè lì dú xíng

to be unconventional

独立中文笔会
dú lì zhōng wén bǐ huì

Independent Chinese PEN center

独立国家联合体
dú lì guó jiā lián hé tǐ

Commonwealth of Independent States (former Soviet Union)

独立报
dú lì bào

The Independent

独立宣言
dú lì xuān yán

Declaration of Independence

独立战争
dú lì zhàn zhēng

war of independence

独立选民
dú lì xuǎn mín

independent voter

独立钻石
dú lì zuàn shí

solitaire (puzzle)

独立门户
dú lì mén hù

to live apart from parents (of married couple)

当机立断
dāng jī lì duàn

to make prompt decisions (idiom)

直立
zhí lì

erect

直立人
zhí lì rén

Homo erectus

矗立
chù lì

to tower

矜功不立
jīn gōng bù lì

boasts a lot, but nothing comes of it (idiom)

私立学校
sī lì xué xiào

private school

程门立雪
chéng mén lì xuě

lit. the snow piles up at Cheng Yi's door (idiom)

立下
lì xià

to set up

立传
lì zhuàn

to record sb's achievements in writing

立像
lì xiàng

standing image (of a Buddha or saint)

立克次体
lì kè cì tǐ

Rickettsia (genus of intracellular parasitic bacteria)

立冬
lì dōng

Lidong or Start of Winter, 19th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-21st November

立刀旁
lì dāo páng

name of the lateral \knife\ radical 刂[dāo] in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 18), occurring in 到[dào], 利[lì], 別|别[bié] etc

立功赎罪
lì gōng shú zuì

to redeem oneself

立国
lì guó

to found a country

立地成佛
lì dì chéng fó

to become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation

立夏
lì xià

Lixia or Start of Summer, 7th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 5th-20th May

立委选举
lì wěi xuǎn jǔ

legislative elections

立定
lì dìng

to stop

立定跳远
lì dìng tiào yuǎn

standing long jump

立山区
lì shān qū

Lishan district of Anshan city 鞍山市[ān shān shì], Liaoning

立德
lì dé

to distinguish oneself through virtue (one the three imperishables 三不朽[sān bù xiǔ])

立志
lì zhì

to be determined

立宪
lì xiàn

to set up a constitution

立方公尺
lì fāng gōng chǐ

cubic meter (m³)

立方根
lì fāng gēn

cube root (math.)

立方厘米
lì fāng lí mǐ

cubic centimeter

立方体
lì fāng tǐ

cube

立春
lì chūn

Lichun or Beginning of Spring, 1st of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气[èr shí sì jié qi] 4th-18th February

立时
lì shí

right away; quickly; immediately

立案
lì àn

to register (to an official organism)

立案侦查
lì àn zhēn chá

to file for investigation

立正
lì zhèng

to stand straight

立氏立克次体
lì shì lì kè cì tǐ

Rickettsia rickettsii

立法
lì fǎ

to enact laws

立法委员会
lì fǎ wěi yuán huì

legislative committee

立法会
lì fǎ huì

legislative council

立法机关
lì fǎ jī guān

legislature

立法院
lì fǎ yuàn

Legislative Yuan, the legislative branch of government under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan

立百病毒
lì bǎi bìng dú

Nipah virus

立秋
lì qiū

Liqiu or Start of Autumn, 13th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-22nd August

立竿见影
lì gān jiàn yǐng

lit. set up a pole and immediately see its shadow (idiom)

立约
lì yuē

to make a contract

立绒
lì róng

velvet

立卧撑跳
lì wò chēng tiào

burpee

立蛋
lì dàn

egg balancing (activity popular in China at Lichun 立春[lì chūn] etc)

立言
lì yán

to distinguish oneself through one's writing (one the three imperishables 三不朽[sān bù xiǔ])

立论
lì lùn

to set forth one's view; to present one's argument

立身
lì shēn

to stand up

立身处世
lì shēn chǔ shì

the way of one's conduct and interaction in society (idiom)

立军功
lì jūn gōng

to render meritorious military service

立轴
lì zhóu

vertical scroll (painting or calligraphy)

立陶宛
lì táo wǎn

Lithuania

立陶宛人
lì táo wǎn rén

Lithuanian (person)

立面图
lì miàn tú

elevation (architectural drawing)

立项
lì xiàng

to launch a project

立顿
lì dùn

Lipton (name)

立马
lì mǎ

at once

立体交叉
lì tǐ jiāo chā

three-dimensional road junction (i.e. involving flyover bridges or underpass tunnels)

立体图
lì tǐ tú

three-dimensional figure

立体几何
lì tǐ jǐ hé

solid geometry

立体摄像机
lì tǐ shè xiàng jī

stereoscopic camera

立体派
lì tǐ pài

Cubism

立体照片
lì tǐ zhào piàn

three-dimensional photo

立体异构
lì tǐ yì gòu

stereoisomerism (chemistry)

立体异构体
lì tǐ yì gòu tǐ

stereoisomer (chemistry)

立体声
lì tǐ shēng

stereo sound

立体角
lì tǐ jiǎo

solid angle

立体电影院
lì tǐ diàn yǐng yuàn

stereoscopic cinema