How to say “establish” in Chinese

确立
quèlì

establish, affirm

verb · HSK 6 · topic “Beginnings and change”

“Establish” in Chinese is 确立, què lì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

确立 is read què lì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

què — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
lì — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

确
què — accurate, certain

On the left, 石 “stone”: firm as a rock.

立
lì — stand; set up

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 “确立”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 确立. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 他很早就确立了人生的目标tāhěnzǎojiùquèlìlerénshēngdemùbiāoHe set his life goal very early.

More words from the lesson “Along with it”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “establish” in Chinese?

“Establish” in Chinese is 确立, pinyin quèlì.

What does 确立 mean?

确立 (quèlì) means “establish, affirm”.

How do you write 确立?

确立 is 2 characters: 确 (què) — accurate, certain; 立 (lì) — stand; set up. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 确立?

确立 is read quèlì. Tones: què — fourth tone, lì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“establish” in the lesson “Along with it”

This word is from the topic “Beginnings and change” 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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