竖立 shùlì to erect
to erect; to set upright; to stand
How to remember 竖立: 竖 perpendicular + 立 to stand = to erect.
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How it is used
- To set upright / erect a tall object - 竖立一根旗杆 (shùlì yì gēn qígān) to put up a flagpole; 石碑竖立在广场上 the stele stands in the square.
- 竖 means vertical, so it stresses standing something up vertically; contrast 树立 (shùlì, to establish abstract things like an example or belief).
- Physical, concrete objects.