HSK 6 · Verbs

树立 shùlì “to establish” in Chinese

Traditional 樹立

What 树立 means

  1. to establish
  2. to set up (an example)
  3. to set up

How to say 树立

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale树shù4th 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

树立 in a sentence

  1. 你应该给你的孩子们树立好的榜样。

    Nǐ yīnggāi gěi nǐ de háizimen shùlì hǎo de bǎngyàng.

    You should set a good example for your children.

    Sentence #1314179 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 上海人要树立上海新形象。

    Shànghǎi rén yào shùlì Shànghǎi xīn xíngxiàng.

    The people of Shanghai want to build a new image for their city.

    Sentence #421272 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 树立 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 树 (shù) with each of its parts in a different colour
树shùtree
  • 木tree · mùMeaning part
  • 对correct · duìSound part

木 hints at the meaning (tree); 对 (duì) hints at the sound. Compare it with shù.

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 树立

树 9 strokes · 立 5 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

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

Words related to 树立

Words with 树

树shù · tree

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设立shèlì · to set up孤立gūlì · isolated立体lìtǐ · three-dimensional

More words: Common Verbs

授予shòuyǔ · to award耍shuǎ · to play with率领shuàilǐng · to lead束缚shùfù · to restrict耸sǒng · to shrug损坏sǔnhuài · to damage塑造sùzào · to shape塌tā · to collapse

FAQs

树立 (shùlì) means “to establish” or “to set up (an example)”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it shùlì: shù 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, 树立 is written 樹立. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type shuli with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 树立 from the suggestions. Typing shuli into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
树立 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 from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.