屹立
屹立
yì lì
to tower; to stand straight (of person's bearing)
verb
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- (verb) to tower
- to stand straight (of person's bearing)
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Related Words
中流砥柱(zhōng liú dǐ zhù)— mainstay
→佛香阁(Fó xiāng gé)— Tower of Buddhist incense in Summer Palace 頤和園|颐和园[yi2 he2 yuan2], Beijing
→先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐(xiān tiān xià zhī yōu ér yōu , hòu tiān xià zhī lè ér lè)— The first concern is affairs of state, enjoying the pleasure comes later. Quotation from essay On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记 by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 範仲淹|范仲淹
→克孜尔尕哈(Kè zī ěr gǎ hā)— Kizilgaha (Uighur: red-mouthed crow or border sentry), site of famous fire beacon tower and cliff caves in Kuchar county 庫車|库车, Aksu 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区, Xinjiang
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