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  • 1

    v.found; establish; (of an organization, institution, etc.) start to exist as a result of good preparation

    • tā men zhǔn bèi chéng lì kē xué xié huì

      他们准备成立科学协会

      They are going to found a scientific society.

    • wǒ men yào chéng lì yī suǒ xué xiào

      我们成立学校

      We are going to establish a school.

    • zhèng fǔ tóng yì chéng lì yī gè diào chá wěi yuán huì

      政府同意成立调查委员

      The government agreed to set up a committee of inquiry.

  • 2

    v.be tenable; (of a theory or view) hold water; be reasonable

    • zhè ge lùn diǎn lǐ yóu hěn chōng fèn kě yǐ chéng lì

      这个论点理由充分可以成立

      The ample arguments contained in this thesis make it tenable.

    • zhè xiē lùn duàn shì bù néng chéng lì de

      这些论断成立

      These conclusions are untenable.

    • dāng dì jǐng fāng zhèng shí tā de shuō fa bù chéng lì

      当地警方证实说法成立

      The local police found her story didn't check out.

Chinese words with pinyin cheng li