Chinese word dictionary

兀立

wù lì · to stand upright

Practice word

Word information

Simplified兀立

Traditional兀立

Pinyinwù lì

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

兀wù

weak; lame

立lì

to stand; to establish, to set up

How to learn 兀立

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

成立chénglì

to establish; to set up; to be tenable; to hold water

独立dúlì

independent; independence; to stand alone

建立jiànlì

to establish; to set up; to found

立即lìjí

immediately

立刻lìkè

immediately; at once; right away

设立shèlì

to set up; to establish