成立 chénglì to establish
to establish; to set up; to be tenable; to hold water
怎么记住“成立”: 成 to become + 立 to stand = to establish.
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用法
- (1) To found/establish an organization - 公司成立于2000年 (gōngsī chénglì yú 2000 nián) the company was founded in 2000; (2) to hold up/be tenable - 这个理由不成立 (zhège lǐyóu bù chénglì) this reason doesn't hold.
- For founding bodies (companies, clubs, committees). Distinguish from 建立 (jiànlì, to establish relations/systems) and 建设 (jiànshè, to build/construct).
- The 'tenable' sense is common in argument: 假设成立 the assumption holds.