5.02Usage: ++++
立
1. Stand/Establish
- 立正 (lì zhèng) Stand straight
- 立体 (lì tǐ) Upright/Three-dimensional Literal. Standing body
- 独立 (dú lì) Independent Literal. Lone stand
- 坐立不安 (zuò lì bù ān) Fidgety / Anxious Literal. Sit and stand without peace
- 立足 (lì zú) Established Literal. Stand on one's feet (and be sufficient)
- 成立 (chéng lì) Set up Literal. Become established
2. Start promptly
- 立刻 (lì kè) Instantly Literal. Start this moment
- 立春 (lì chūn) Start of Spring
- 立夏 (lì xià) Start of Summer
- 立秋 (lì qiū) Start of Autumn
- 立冬 (lì dōng) Start of Winter
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顶天立地 (dǐng tiān lì dì) Stand tall / Able to deal with anything Literal. Support the sky and stand upright on the ground
三十而立 (sān shí ér lì) Stand tall at thirty Literal. Thirty and thereby established – thirty years old is often the benchmark to be independent and self-sufficient
当机立断 (dāng jī lì duàn) Decisive in time of need Literal. At a crucial point, promptly make a decision
放下屠刀，立地成佛 (fàng xià tú dāo, lì dì chéng fó) To repent one's wrongdoings and turn a new leaf Literal. Put down the cleaver, establish ground to become (like) Buddha