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To establish in Chinese: 成立 (chéng lì)

chéng lì

to establish

HSK 3.0 Level 32 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to establish
  2. 2to set up
  3. 3to be tenable
  4. 4to hold water

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成
立

Zhuyin

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ㄔㄥˊ

chéng

ㄔ/ chㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

ㄌㄧˋ

lì

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 为了调查物价，成立了一个委员会。

    wèi le diào chá wù jià， chéng lì le yí gè wěi yuán huì。

    A committee was constituted to investigate prices.

  • 有些情况之下，这条规则不能成立。

    yǒu xiē qíng kuàng zhī xià， zhè tiáo guī zé bù néng chéng lì。

    There are some cases where the rule does not hold good.

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Related words

成

chéng

to succeed

立

lì

to stand

成绩

chéng jì

achievement

完成

wán chéng

to complete

成功

chéng gōng

success

成熟

chéng shú

mature

成为

chéng wéi

to become

养成

yǎng chéng

to cultivate

组成

zǔ chéng

to form

成分

chéng fèn

composition

成果

chéng guǒ

result

成就

chéng jiù

accomplishment

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