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Definitions

  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

立轴
lì zhóu

vertical scroll (painting or calligraphy)

交通立体化
jiāo tōng lì tǐ huà

grade separation (civil engineering)

金鸡独立
jīn jī dú lì

standing on one leg

立案
lì àn

to register (to an official organism)

独立宣言
dú lì xuān yán

Declaration of Independence

傍户而立
bàng hù ér lì

to stand close to the door

立体摄像机
lì tǐ shè xiàng jī

stereoscopic camera

立约
lì yuē

to make a contract

局外中立
jú wài zhōng lì

neutralism

自立自强
zì lì zì qiáng

to be self-reliant

对立面
duì lì miàn

opposite

三权鼎立
sān quán dǐng lì

separation of powers

把立
bǎ lì

stem (bicycle component)

朱立伦
zhū lì lún

Eric Chu (1961-), Taiwanese KMT politician

建立
jiàn lì

to establish

立案侦查
lì àn zhēn chá

to file for investigation

立宪
lì xiàn

to set up a constitution

档案建立
dàng àn jiàn lì

file creation

独立报
dú lì bào

The Independent

两立
liǎng lì

to coexist

自立门户
zì lì mén hù

to form one's own group or school of thought

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]

立百病毒
lì bǎi bìng dú

Nipah virus

新加坡国立大学
xīn jiā pō guó lì dà xué

National University of Singapore

安身立命
ān shēn lì mìng

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

司法独立
sī fǎ dú lì

judicial independence

巧立名目
qiǎo lì míng mù

to fabricate excuses (idiom)

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)

立体异构体
lì tǐ yì gòu tǐ

stereoisomer (chemistry)

立军功
lì jūn gōng

to render meritorious military service

独立国家联合体
dú lì guó jiā lián hé tǐ

Commonwealth of Independent States (former Soviet Union)

不破不立
bù pò bù lì

without destruction there can be no construction

独立自主
dú lì zì zhǔ

independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination

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)

建立者
jiàn lì zhě

founder

立法机关
lì fǎ jī guān

legislature

著书立说
zhù shū lì shuō

to write a book advancing one's theory (idiom)

立定
lì dìng

to stop

分立
fēn lì

to establish as separate entities

普氏立克次体
pǔ shì lì kè cì tǐ

Rickettsia prowazekii

站立
zhàn lì

to stand

厄立特里亚
è lì tè lǐ yà

Eritrea

林立
lín lì

to stand in great numbers

天桥立
tiān qiáo lì

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

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

中立派
zhōng lì pài

centrist

订立
dìng lì

to conclude (treaty, contract, agreement etc)

君主立宪制
jūn zhǔ lì xiàn zhì

constitutional monarchy

立面图
lì miàn tú

elevation (architectural drawing)

而立之年
ér lì zhī nián

the age of 30

矜功不立
jīn gōng bù lì

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

立即
lì jí

immediately

私立
sī lì

private (company, school etc)

成立
chéng lì

to establish

册立
cè lì

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

耸立
sǒng lì

to stand tall

骨立
gǔ lì

(literary) emaciated; bony

立鱼
lì yú

tilapia

鼎立
dǐng lì

lit. to stand like the three legs of a tripod

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

开立
kāi lì

to found

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

formally establish diplomatic relations

壁立
bì lì

(of cliffs etc) stand like a wall

国立首尔大学
guó lì shǒu ěr dà xué

Seoul National University SNU

立方米
lì fāng mǐ

cubic meter (unit of volume)

私立学校
sī lì xué xiào

private school

立体派
lì tǐ pài

Cubism

立绒
lì róng

velvet

直立人
zhí lì rén

Homo erectus

直立
zhí lì

erect

亭亭玉立
tíng tíng yù lì

slender and elegant (of a woman)

立顿
lì dùn

Lipton (name)

立方厘米
lì fāng lí mǐ

cubic centimeter

孤孑特立
gū jié tè lì

to be all alone in the world

立蛋
lì dàn

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

州立
zhōu lì

state-run

中立
zhōng lì

neutral

国立显忠院
guó lì xiǎn zhōng yuàn

Korean national memorial cemetery at Dongjak-dong, Seoul

特立尼达和多巴哥
tè lì ní dá hé duō bā gē

Trinidad and Tobago

誓不两立
shì bù liǎng lì

the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences

立体交叉
lì tǐ jiāo chā

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

非独立
fēi dú lì

dependent

美国独立战争
měi guó dú lì zhàn zhēng

American War of Independence (1775-1783)

立体声
lì tǐ shēng

stereo sound

独立战争
dú lì zhàn zhēng

war of independence

重足而立
chóng zú ér lì

rooted to the spot (idiom); too terrified to move

立定跳远
lì dìng tiào yuǎn

standing long jump

确立
què lì

to establish

立法会
lì fǎ huì

legislative council

中立性
zhōng lì xìng

impartiality

立方公尺
lì fāng gōng chǐ

cubic meter (m³)

特立尼达
tè lì ní dá

Trinidad

立体几何
lì tǐ jǐ hé

solid geometry

腓立比
féi lì bǐ

Philip

澳门立法会
ào mén lì fǎ huì

Legislative Council of Macao

并立
bìng lì

to exist side by side

屹立
yì lì

to tower

独立门户
dú lì mén hù

to live apart from parents (of married couple)

立卧撑跳
lì wò chēng tiào

burpee

中立国
zhōng lì guó

neutral country

傅立叶变换
fù lì yè biàn huàn

(math.) Fourier transform

独立中文笔会
dú lì zhōng wén bǐ huì

Independent Chinese PEN center

市立
shì lì

municipal

立法委员会
lì fǎ wěi yuán huì

legislative committee

立足
lì zú

to stand

立场
lì chǎng

position

茕茕孑立
qióng qióng jié lì

to stand all alone

立论
lì lùn

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

国立
guó lì

national

首尔国立大学
shǒu ěr guó lì dà xué

Seoul National University (SNU or Seoul National), Korea

立时
lì shí

right away; quickly; immediately

立方
lì fāng

cube (math.)

孑立
jié lì

to be alone

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

倒立
dào lì

a handstand

成家立室
chéng jiā lì shì

to get married (idiom)

侍立
shì lì

to stand by in attendance

树碑立传
shù bēi lì zhuàn

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

巍然屹立
wēi rán yì lì

to stand tall and rock-solid (idiom)

独立
dú lì

independent

倒立像
dào lì xiàng

inverted image

面心立方最密堆积
miàn xīn lì fāng zuì mì duī jī

face-centered cubic (FCC) (math.)

起立
qǐ lì

to stand

树立
shù lì

to set up

贫无立锥之地
pín wú lì zhuī zhī dì

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

立下
lì xià

to set up

独立钻石
dú lì zuàn shí

solitaire (puzzle)

孤立子
gū lì zǐ

soliton (physics)

立体
lì tǐ

three-dimensional

孤立
gū lì

isolated

矗立
chù lì

to tower

立马
lì mǎ

at once

立身处世
lì shēn chǔ shì

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

横眉立目
héng méi lì mù

to scowl and stare down

马三立
mǎ sān lì

Ma Sanli (1914-2003), Chinese comedian

自强自立
zì qiáng zì lì

to strive for self-improvement

傲立
ào lì

to stand proudly

好立克
hǎo lì kè

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

立像
lì xiàng

standing image (of a Buddha or saint)

立氏立克次体
lì shì lì kè cì tǐ

Rickettsia rickettsii

三权分立
sān quán fēn lì

separation of powers

快可立
kuài kě lì

Quickly, tapioca milk tea franchise

双立人
shuāng lì rén

J. A. Henckels (brand)

兀立
wù lì

to stand upright and motionless

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

篡立
cuàn lì

to become an unlawful ruler

强硬立场
qiáng yìng lì chǎng

tough position

势不两立
shì bù liǎng lì

the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences

澳大利亚国立大学
ào dà lì yà guó lì dà xué

Australian National University (ANU), Canberra

孤立无援
gū lì wú yuán

isolated and without help

国立台湾技术大学
guó lì tái wān jì shù dà xué

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

伫立
zhù lì

to stand for a long time

立德
lì dé

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

标新立异
biāo xīn lì yì

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

竖立
shù lì

to erect

孤立子波
gū lì zǐ bō

instanton (math.)

孑立无依
jié lì wú yī

to stand alone

自立
zì lì

independent

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

立体角
lì tǐ jiǎo

solid angle

立项
lì xiàng

to launch a project

坐立不安
zuò lì bù ān
转变立场
zhuǎn biàn lì chǎng

to change positions

联立方程式
lián lì fāng chéng shì

simultaneous equations (math.)

创立
chuàng lì

to establish

公立
gōng lì

public (e.g. school, hospital)

立传
lì zhuàn

to record sb's achievements in writing

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)

日立
rì lì

Hitachi, Ltd.

立国
lì guó

to found a country

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

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

国立台北科技大学
guó lì tái běi kē jì dà xué

National Taipei University of Technology

立法
lì fǎ

to enact laws

立功
lì gōng

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

立功赎罪
lì gōng shú zuì

to redeem oneself

立委选举
lì wěi xuǎn jǔ

legislative elections

崛立
jué lì

to tower over

独立选民
dú lì xuǎn mín

independent voter

立刻
lì kè

forthwith

创立者
chuàng lì zhě

founder

立体图
lì tǐ tú

three-dimensional figure

特立独行
tè lì dú xíng

to be unconventional

腓立比书
féi lì bǐ shū

Epistle of St Paul to the Philippians

孤证不立
gū zhèng bù lì

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

程门立雪
chéng mén lì xuě

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

立正
lì zhèng

to stand straight

不完全中立
bù wán quán zhōng lì

imperfect neutrality

立地成佛
lì dì chéng fó

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

建功立业
jiàn gōng lì yè

to achieve or accomplish goals

凡立水
fán lì shuǐ

varnish (loanword)

公立学校
gōng lì xué xiào

public school

周立波
zhōu lì bō

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

坐立难安
zuò lì nán ān
挺立
tǐng lì

to stand erect

立法院
lì fǎ yuàn

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

立身
lì shēn

to stand up

当机立断
dāng jī lì duàn

to make prompt decisions (idiom)

立体电影院
lì tǐ diàn yǐng yuàn

stereoscopic cinema

大破大立
dà pò dà lì

radical transformation

立体照片
lì tǐ zhào piàn

three-dimensional photo

州立大学
zhōu lì dà xué

State University (US)

立体异构
lì tǐ yì gòu

stereoisomerism (chemistry)

立陶宛
lì táo wǎn

Lithuania

立克次体
lì kè cì tǐ

Rickettsia (genus of intracellular parasitic bacteria)

建立时间
jiàn lì shí jiān

setup time

立志
lì zhì

to be determined

创立人
chuàng lì rén

founder

鹤立鸡群
hè lì jī qún

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

立交桥
lì jiāo qiáo

overpass

爱立信
ài lì xìn

Ericsson (Swedish telecommunications company)

立陶宛人
lì táo wǎn rén

Lithuanian (person)

膏立
gào lì

to annoint

肃立
sù lì

to stand respectfully

设立
shè lì

to set up; to establish

顶天立地
dǐng tiān lì dì

lit. able to support both heaven and earth

政治立场
zhèng zhì lì chǎng

political position

头倒立
tóu dào lì

headstand

对立
duì lì

to oppose

斯托肯立石圈
sī tuō kěn lì shí quān

Stonehenge stone circle

立竿见影
lì gān jiàn yǐng

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

手倒立
shǒu dào lì

handstand

立言
lì yán

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

傅立叶
fù lì yè

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

立山区
lì shān qū

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

成家立业
chéng jiā lì yè

to get married and start a career (idiom)

贫无立锥
pín wú lì zhuī

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

按立
àn lì

ordination

应机立断
yìng jī lì duàn

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

立方体
lì fāng tǐ

cube

立方根
lì fāng gēn

cube root (math.)