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树立

shùlì

to establish

A person plants a red flag on a hill
Memory picture

Characters in this word

树 shù

Strokes
9
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
木 tree 对 correct, right
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

立 lì

Strokes
5
Radical
立 — to stand
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 政府希望通过公开数据树立更透明的形象。 Zhèngfǔ xīwàng tōngguò gōngkāi shùjù shùlì gèng tòumíng de xíngxiàng. The government hopes to establish a more transparent image by releasing public data.
  • 老师常常用自己的行动给学生树立榜样。 Lǎoshī chángcháng yòng zìjǐ de xíngdòng gěi xuéshēng shùlì bǎngyàng. The teacher often sets an example for students through his own actions.
  • 他从小就树立了当医生的志向。 Tā cóngxiǎo jiù shùlì le dāng yīshēng de zhìxiàng. From childhood he set his heart on becoming a doctor.

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