立

• 拼音: lì
• 汉字拆解: 立 = 亠 (head) + 一 (ground), a person standing on ground

含义

To stand; to establish; to set up; immediately. A fundamental verb for standing or creating.

Core meaning is to stand upright. Extended to mean establishing something (立法 laws, 立场 position). Also used as an adverb meaning 'immediately' (立刻, 立即). Common in formal and written Chinese.

例句

1. 他在雨中一动不动地立了半个小时。
2. 这家公司是十年前立的，现在已经发展得很大了。
3. 请大家立正，升旗仪式马上开始。

用法指南

语境: formal, everyday, written

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 请立正站好。(Please stand at attention.)
• 我们必须立下规矩。(We must establish rules.)

错误说法

• 我在车站立着等你。(In casual speech, use 站着 — 立 alone sounds literary or formal except in fixed phrases)

起源与历史

Pictograph of a person standing on the ground 一. One of the earliest Chinese characters, depicting the concept of standing upright.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal