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CHINESE CHARACTER

yì

屹

屹

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stand erect; tower

Numbered pinyin
yi4
English meanings
to stand erect; to tower

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    Chángchéng长城yìlì屹立zài在shānlǐng山岭shàng上。

    The Great Wall stands erect on the mountain ridge.

  2. 02

    tā他xiàng像jùrén巨人yīyàng一样yìlì屹立bù不dào倒。

    He stands firm like a giant.

  3. 03

    bǎo宝tǎ塔yìlì屹立zài在jiāng江biān边。

    The pagoda stands by the river.

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