屹立
yì lì
Pinyin

Definition

屹立
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yì lì
  1. to tower
  2. to stand straight (of person's bearing)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

jiàn lì
  1. 1 to establish
  2. 2 to set up
  3. 3 to found
dú lì
  1. 1 independent
  2. 2 independence
  3. 3 to stand alone
lì kè
  1. 1 forthwith
  2. 2 immediate
  3. 3 prompt
  4. 4 promptly
  5. 5 straightway
  6. 6 thereupon
  7. 7 at once
lì jí
  1. 1 immediately
lì chǎng
  1. 1 position
  2. 2 standpoint
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
lì mǎ
  1. 1 at once
  2. 2 immediately
  3. 3 promptly
  4. 4 swiftly
sān shí ér lì
  1. 1 thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
zhōng lì
  1. 1 neutral
  2. 2 neutrality
zhù lì
  1. 1 to stand for a long time
dào lì
  1. 1 a handstand
  2. 2 to turn upside down
  3. 3 to stand on one's head
  4. 4 upside down
chuàng lì
  1. 1 to establish
  2. 2 to set up
  3. 3 to found
Zhōu Lì bō
  1. 1 Zhou Libo (1908-1979), left-wing journalist, translator and novelist
  2. 2 Zhou Libo (1967-), Chinese stand-up comedian
guó lì
  1. 1 national
  2. 2 state-run
  3. 3 public
zuò lì bù ān
  1. 1 lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom)
  2. 2 restless
  3. 3 fidgety
gū lì
  1. 1 isolate
  2. 2 isolated
duì lì
  1. 1 to oppose
  2. 2 to set sth against
  3. 3 to be antagonistic to
  4. 4 antithetical
  5. 5 relative opposite
  6. 6 opposing
  7. 7 diametrical
yì lì
  1. 1 to tower
  2. 2 to stand straight (of person's bearing)
Ài lì xìn
  1. 1 Ericsson (Swedish telecommunications company)
chéng lì
  1. 1 to establish
  2. 2 to set up
  3. 3 to be tenable
  4. 4 to hold water
shù lì
  1. 1 to set up
  2. 2 to establish

Idioms (20)

三十而立
sān shí ér lì
  1. 1 thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
势不两立
shì bù liǎng lì
  1. 1 the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences
  2. 2 incompatible standpoints
又想当婊子又想立牌坊
yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng
  1. 1 lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation
  3. 3 to want to have one's cake and eat it too
坐立不安
zuò lì bù ān
  1. 1 lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom)
  2. 2 restless
  3. 3 fidgety
坐立难安
zuò lì nán ān
  1. 1 unable to sit or stand still (out of nervousness etc) (idiom)
大破大立
dà pò dà lì
  1. 1 to destroy the old and establish the new (idiom)
  2. 2 radical transformation
安家立业
ān jiā lì yè
  1. 1 stable household, established profession (idiom); settled and comfortably off
巍然屹立
wēi rán yì lì
  1. 1 to stand tall and rock-solid (idiom)
  2. 2 towering majestically
  3. 3 (of a person) to stand up against sb
巧立名目
qiǎo lì míng mù
  1. 1 to fabricate excuses (idiom)
  2. 2 to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)
应机立断
yìng jī lì duàn
  1. 1 to act on an opportunity (idiom); to take prompt advantage of a situation
成家立室
chéng jiā lì shì
  1. 1 to get married (idiom)
成家立业
chéng jiā lì yè
  1. 1 to get married and start a career (idiom)
  2. 2 to settle down
  3. 3 to establish oneself
放下屠刀,立地成佛
fàng xià tú dāo , lì dì chéng fó
  1. 1 lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation
  2. 2 to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
标新立异
biāo xīn lì yì
  1. 1 to make a show of being original or unconventional (idiom)
树碑立传
shù bēi lì zhuàn
  1. 1 lit. to erect a stele and write a biography (idiom)
  2. 2 to monumentalize
  3. 3 to glorify
  4. 4 to sing the praises of
汉贼不两立
Hàn zéi bù liǎng lì
  1. 1 lit. Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shǔ Hàn] and Cao Wei 曹魏[Cáo Wèi] cannot coexist (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. two enemies cannot live under the same sky
  3. 3 (former KMT slogan against CPC) "gentlemen and thieves cannot coexist"
独立自主
dú lì zì zhǔ
  1. 1 independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination
  2. 2 to act independently
  3. 3 to maintain control over one's own affairs
当机立断
dāng jī lì duàn
  1. 1 to make prompt decisions (idiom)
矜功不立
jīn gōng bù lì
  1. 1 boasts a lot, but nothing comes of it (idiom)
破旧立新
pò jiù lì xīn
  1. 1 to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate

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