设立

设立 shèlì

Set up (establish)

设立 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體設立 sheli

What 设立 means

Set up (establish)

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设立 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

设

shè

Set up (establish - found - arrange - display)

立

lì

Stand up (set up - immediately)

Words that share a character with 设立

How to write 设立

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设立 in a sentence

学校设立了一项奖学金。

Xuéxiào shèlì le yí xiàng jiǎngxuéjīn.

The school established a scholarship.

他们在这里设立了办事处。

Tāmen zài zhèlǐ shèlì le bànshìchù.

They set up an office here.

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Questions about 设立

What does 设立 mean in English?

设立 is pronounced shèlì and means Set up (establish).

How do you pronounce 设立?

设立 is shèlì in pinyin — written sheli without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 设立?

设立 is written with 2 characters: 设 (shè) Set up (establish - found - arrange - display), 立 (lì) Stand up (set up - immediately). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 设立 written in traditional Chinese?

設立. The simplified form 设立 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 設立 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced shèlì.

Is 设立 an HSK word?

Yes — 设立 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

梢 shāo 哨 shào 奢侈 shēchǐ 舌头 shétóu 设想 shèxiǎng 设置 shèzhì 社区 shèqū 涉及 shèjí

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