Definition
竖立 (shù lì) means 'to erect, to set upright' and is used for placing long objects (poles, flagpoles, statues) into a vertical position. It is more specific than 竖 (shù), which can also mean 'vertical' as an adjective, and different from 架 (jià), which means to set up a frame or structure (e.g., a bridge). For towering buildings or monuments, use 矗立 (chù lì).
verb
to erectto set upright
Easily confused
- 树立shù lìsound-aliketo establish, to set up (an example, confidence, image, etc.)
- 梳理shū lǐsound-aliketo comb (hair)
Examples
- 竖立。Gōngrénmen zài lùbiān shù lì le yì gēn diànxiàngān.Workers erected a utility pole by the roadside.
- 竖立。Tāmen zài gōngyuán rùkǒu chù shù lì le yí zuò diāoxiàng.They erected a statue at the entrance of the park.
- 竖立，。Qǐng bǎ qígān shù lì qǐlái, ránhòu shēng guóqí.Please set the flagpole upright, then raise the national flag.
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