HSK 6 · Verbs

设立 shèlì “to set up” in Chinese

Traditional 設立

What 设立 means

  1. to set up
  2. to establish

How to say 设立

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale设shè4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale立lì4th tone, falling

设立 in a sentence

  1. 学校设立了一个新的奖学金。

    Xuéxiào shèlì le yí ge xīn de jiǎngxuéjīn.

    The school has set up a new scholarship.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这家公司在上海设立了办事处。

    Zhè jiā gōngsī zài Shànghǎi shèlì le bànshìchù.

    This company has set up an office in Shanghai.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 设立 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 设 (shè) with each of its parts in a different colour
设shèto set up; to put in place
  • 讠speech form of 言 · yánMeaning part
  • 殳weapon · shūSound part

讠 hints at the meaning (speech); 殳 (shū) hints at the sound. Compare it with shè.

The character 立 (lì) with each of its parts in a different colour
立lìto stand
  • 亠lid · tóu
  • 丷eight form of 八 · bā
  • 一one · yī

How to write 设立

设 6 strokes · 立 5 strokes

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设立 (shèlì) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 设立 (shèlì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 设立

Words with 设

建设jiànshè · to build设计shèjì · to design设备shèbèi · equipment设施shèshī · facilities假设jiǎshè · to suppose设想shèxiǎng · to imagine设置shèzhì · to set up想方设法xiǎngfāngshèfǎ · to try every possible way

Words with 立

立即lìjí · immediately立刻lìkè · immediately成立chénglì · to establish建立jiànlì · to establish独立dúlì · independent立足lìzú · to gain a foothold确立quèlì · to establish树立shùlì · to establish孤立gūlì · isolated立体lìtǐ · three-dimensional

More words: Common Verbs

丧失sàngshī · to lose筛选shāixuǎn · to screen闪烁shǎnshuò · to twinkle捎shāo · to bring along渗透shèntòu · to permeate拾shí · to pick up施加shījiā · to exert实施shíshī · to implement

FAQs

设立 (shèlì) means “to set up” or “to establish”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it shèlì: shè with a 4th tone, then lì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 设立 is written 設立. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type sheli with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 设立 from the suggestions. Typing sheli into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
设立 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.