How to say “stand” in Chinese
stand; set up; establish
“Stand” in Chinese is 立, lì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
立 is read lì. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Originally a drawing of a person standing on the ground.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “立”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 立. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 听到这个消息，他立刻给妈妈打了电话。tīngdàozhègexiāoxi,tālìkègěimāmadǎlediànhuàWhen he heard the news, he called his mom right away.
- 闹钟一响我就立刻起床了nàozhōngyìxiǎng,wǒjiùlìkèqǐchuángleAs soon as the alarm went off, I got up.
- 经理让我们立刻回公司jīnglǐràngwǒmenlìkèhuígōngsīThe manager told us to come back to the office right away.
- 她十八岁就独立生活了tāshíbāsuìjiùdúlìshēnghuóleShe was already living on her own at eighteen.
- 他们去年成立了一家公司tāmenqùniánchénglìleyìjiāgōngsīLast year they founded a company.
- 我们公司成立十年了。wǒmengōngsīchénglìshíniánleOur company is ten years old.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Squat down and turn around”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “stand” in Chinese?
“Stand” in Chinese is 立, pinyin lì.
What does 立 mean?
立 (lì) means “stand; set up; establish”.
How do you write 立?
立 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 立?
立 is read lì. Tones: lì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“stand” in the lesson “Squat down and turn around”
This word is from the topic “Body movement” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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