HSK · Level 58
105 words
Chinese word
设立
Pronunciation
Pinyinshè lì
Meaning
- verbset up
Example
我们打算设立一家新公司。wǒ men dǎ suàn shè lì yì jiā xīn gōng sī
We plan to set up a new company.
More examples
学校为学生设立了奖学金。xué xiào wèi xué shēng shè lì le jiǎng xué jīn
The school established a scholarship for students.
Core concept
Create the initial structure that lets a new organization, branch, project, or system begin operating.
Common phrases
设立公司shè lì gōng sī
establish a company
设立基金shè lì jī jīn
set up a fund
设立奖学金shè lì jiǎng xué jīn
establish a scholarship
Similar words
创办chuàng bàn: Found a new company, school, or other organization and begin running it.
建立jiàn lì: Build an institution, system, relationship, or other structure into an established form.
成立chéng lì: Come into formal existence after the required procedures are completed.
开办kāi bàn: Start a business, school, or similar operation and begin running it.
Definition in Chinese
创办或建立新的机构、分支、项目或制度，通常强调从筹备到正式启动的设置过程。chuàng bàn huò jiàn lì xīn de jī gòu fēn zhī xiàng mù huò zhì dù tōng cháng qiáng diào cóng chóu bèi dào zhèng shì qǐ dòng de shè zhì guò chéng
Word origin
The compound 设 (shè, "arrange") + 立 (lì, "make stand") presents establishment as the act of putting something in place and making it stand on its own.
Usage tips
- In everyday conversation, this word sounds formal and fits official plans, announcements, and institutional writing more naturally than casual talk about starting a company or group.
Other meanings
- foundverb
- instituteverb