成立

chéng lì · cheng li

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to establish
  2. to set up
  3. to be tenable
  4. to hold water

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2 examples
01

他(tā)成(chéng)立(lì)了(le)自(zì)己(jǐ)的(de)公(gōng)司(sī)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)还(hái)不(bú)到(dào)二(èr)十(shí)岁(suì)。

He was still in his teens when he founded a company.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)现(xiàn)在(zài)能(néng)肯(kěn)定(dìng)地(de)说(shuō),这(zhè)个(ge)假(jiǎ)设(shè)是(shì)成(chéng)立(lì)的(de)。

We can now say definitely that this hypothesis holds water.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by szilviez · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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