创立 chuànglì to establish
to establish; to set up; to found
How to remember 创立: 创 to establish + 立 to stand = to establish.
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How it is used
- To found or establish something new and lasting - an organization, school, theory, or company: 创立公司 (chuànglì gōngsī) found a company, 创立学派 (chuànglì xuépài) found a school of thought.
- Weightier and more formal than 成立 (chénglì, be set up/come into being): 创立 stresses the creative act of a founder, while 成立 just marks that an entity now exists.
- Common in biographies and institutional history - 由他创立 (yóu tā chuànglì) founded by him.