确立 quèlì to establish
to establish; to institute
How to remember 确立: 确 certain + 立 to stand = to establish.
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How it is used
- To firmly establish / set in place - 确立目标 (quèlì mùbiāo) set a firm goal, 确立地位 (quèlì dìwèi) establish one's status.
- Emphasizes making something solid and settled (a position, principle, relationship); more weighty than 建立 (jiànlì, build/set up).
- Formal register.