设立
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 6
设立 (shèlì) · to set up
设立 (shèlì) means “to set up; to establish”. It is written with 2 characters: 设 (to build) + 立 (to stand). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 设立 is built
The characters
设 shè · to build
What 设 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 殳shū — tool
- 几jǐ — small table
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
- 又yòu — and
- 几jǐ — small table
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 殳 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
立 lì · to stand
What 立 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A man standing on the ground 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
学校设立了一个新的图书室。Xuéxiào shèlì le yī ge xīn de túshūshì.The school set up a new reading room.
公司在上海设立了办公室。Gōngsī zài Shànghǎi shèlì le bàngōngshì.The company established an office in Shanghai.
Questions about 设立
What does 设立 mean?
设立 (shèlì) means “to set up; to establish”.
How do you pronounce 设立?
设立 is pronounced shèlì.
Which HSK level is 设立?
设立 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 建设jiànshèto build
- 设备shèbèiequipment
- 设计shèjìto design
- 设施shèshīfacilities
- 设置shèzhìto set up
- 假设jiǎshèto suppose
- 设想shèxiǎngto imagine
- 想方设法xiǎngfāngshèfǎto try every possible means
- 成立chénglìto set up
- 建立jiànlìto set up
Learn 设立 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 33: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.