立
足

To stand in Chinese: 立足 (lì zú)

lì zú

to stand

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to stand
  2. 2to have a footing
  3. 3to be established
  4. 4to base oneself on

Stroke order

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立
足

Zhuyin

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ㄌㄧˋ

lì

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

ㄗㄨˊ

zú

ㄗ/ zㄨ/ uˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 想在大城市立足并不容易。

    xiǎng zài dài chéng shì lì zú bìng bù róng yì。

    It is not easy to get a foothold in a big city.

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Related words

立

lì

to stand

足

zú

foot

不足

bù zú

insufficient

成立

chéng lì

to establish

独立

dú lì

independent

建立

jiàn lì

to establish

立方

lì fāng

cube (math.)

立即

lì jí

immediately

立刻

lì kè

forthwith

满足

mǎn zú

to satisfy

设立

shè lì

to set up

足够

zú gòu

enough

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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