屹立 meaning in English

yìlì

to tower; to stand straight (of person's bearing)

HSK 7-9verb11 strokes

Meaning of 屹立

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yìlì
  1. to tower
  2. to stand straight (of person's bearing)

Stroke order for each character

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屹 yì · to rise · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

立 lì · to stand · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Related words

Words that share a character with 屹立.

立刻lìkèimmediately; at once; right away
建立jiànlìto establish; to set up
成立chénglìto establish; to set up
设立shèlìto set up; to establish
立即lìjíimmediately
独立dúlìindependent; independence
立场lìchǎngposition; standpoint
创立chuànglìto establish; to set up; to found
对立duìlìto oppose; to set sth against
确立quèlìto establish; to institute
孤立gūlìto isolate; isolated
站立zhànlìto stand; standing

Questions about 屹立

What does 屹立 mean?

屹立 (yìlì) means "to tower; to stand straight (of person's bearing)" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 屹立?

屹立 is made of 2 characters: 屹 (6 strokes), 立 (5 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.

Is 屹立 an HSK word?

Yes. 屹立 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.