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立
lì
Main
English Definitionto stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately; (Chinese surname)
Simplified Script立
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinlì
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)laap6
Part of Speech(动) verb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=5 TOCFL=6

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Words With Same Head Word    
立刻lìkèforthwith; immediate; prompt; promptly; straightway; thereupon; at once
立即lìjíimmediately
立场lìchǎngposition; standpoint
立体lìtǐthree-dimensional; solid; stereoscopic
立国lìguóto found a country
Words With Same Tail Word    
建立jiànlìto establish; to set up; to found
成立chénglìto establish; to set up; to be tenable; to hold water
独立dúlìindependent; independence; to stand alone
设立shèlìto set up; to establish
对立duìlìto oppose; to set something against; to be antagonistic to; antithetical; relative opposite; opposing; diametrical
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