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市立
shì lì
Pinyin
Definition
市立
-
shì lì
municipal
city
city-run
Character Decomposition
市
亠
巾
立
立
Related Words
(20)
城市
chéng shì
1
city
2
town
3
CL:座[zuò]
市区
shì qū
1
urban district
2
downtown
3
city center
市场
shì chǎng
1
marketplace
2
market (also in abstract)
市民
shì mín
1
city resident
立即
lì jí
1
immediately
超市
chāo shì
1
supermarket
2
abbr. for 超級市場|超级市场
3
CL:家[jiā]
三十而立
sān shí ér lì
1
thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
上市
shàng shì
1
to hit the market (of a new product)
2
to float (a company on the stock market)
上海市
Shàng hǎi shì
1
Shanghai municipality in southeast China, abbr. 滬|沪
中立
zhōng lì
1
neutral
2
neutrality
伫立
zhù lì
1
to stand for a long time
佛山市
Fó shān shì
1
Foshan prefecture-level city in Guangdong 廣東省|广东省[Guǎng dōng shěng]
倒立
dào lì
1
a handstand
2
to turn upside down
3
to stand on one's head
4
upside down
利市
lì shì
1
business profit
2
auspicious
3
lucky
4
small sum of money offered on festive days
副市长
fù shì zhǎng
1
deputy mayor
创立
chuàng lì
1
to establish
2
to set up
3
to found
北京市
Běi jīng Shì
1
Beijing
2
capital of People's Republic of China
3
one of the four municipalities 直轄市|直辖市[zhí xiá shì]
南京市
Nán jīng shì
1
Nanjing subprovincial city on the Changjiang, capital of Jiangsu province 江蘇|江苏
2
capital of China at different historical periods
南宁市
Nán níng Shì
1
Nanning prefecture level city and capital of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guǎng xī Zhuàng zú Zì zhì qū] in south China
吉林市
Jí lín shì
1
Jilin prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China
Idioms
(20)
三十而立
sān shí ér lì
1
thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
偶语弃市
ǒu yǔ qì shì
1
chance remarks can lead to public execution (idiom)
势不两立
shì bù liǎng lì
1
the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences
2
incompatible standpoints
又想当婊子又想立牌坊
yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng
1
lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)
2
fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation
3
to want to have one's cake and eat it too
坐立不安
zuò lì bù ān
1
lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom)
2
restless
3
fidgety
坐立难安
zuò lì nán ān
1
unable to sit or stand still (out of nervousness etc) (idiom)
大破大立
dà pò dà lì
1
to destroy the old and establish the new (idiom)
2
radical transformation
安家立业
ān jiā lì yè
1
stable household, established profession (idiom); settled and comfortably off
巍然屹立
wēi rán yì lì
1
to stand tall and rock-solid (idiom)
2
towering majestically
3
(of a person) to stand up against sb
巧立名目
qiǎo lì míng mù
1
to fabricate excuses (idiom)
2
to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)
应机立断
yìng jī lì duàn
1
to act on an opportunity (idiom); to take prompt advantage of a situation
成家立室
chéng jiā lì shì
1
to get married (idiom)
成家立业
chéng jiā lì yè
1
to get married and start a career (idiom)
2
to settle down
3
to establish oneself
招摇过市
zhāo yáo guò shì
1
to parade oneself ostentatiously about town (idiom)
放下屠刀,立地成佛
fàng xià tú dāo , lì dì chéng fó
1
lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation
2
to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
标新立异
biāo xīn lì yì
1
to make a show of being original or unconventional (idiom)
树碑立传
shù bēi lì zhuàn
1
lit. to erect a stele and write a biography (idiom)
2
to monumentalize
3
to glorify
4
to sing the praises of
汉贼不两立
Hàn zéi bù liǎng lì
1
lit. Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shǔ Hàn] and Cao Wei 曹魏[Cáo Wèi] cannot coexist (idiom)
2
fig. two enemies cannot live under the same sky
3
(former KMT slogan against CPC) "gentlemen and thieves cannot coexist"
独立自主
dú lì zì zhǔ
1
independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination
2
to act independently
3
to maintain control over one's own affairs
当机立断
dāng jī lì duàn
1
to make prompt decisions (idiom)
Sample Sentences