Meaning of chéng lì:
chéng lì
成立
Verb
to establish; to set up; to be tenable; to hold water
Zhè jiā gōngsī chénglì yú 2005 nián.
这家公司成立于2005年。
This company was established in 2005.
Tāmen zài 1999 nián chénglì le yījiā gōngsī.
他们在1999年成立了一家公司。
They set up a company in 1999.
Zhège guāndiǎn zài shíjì zhōng hěn nán chénglì.
这个观点在实际中很难成立。
This viewpoint is difficult to be tenable in practice.
Tā de shuōfǎ gēnběn bù chénglì.
他的说法根本不成立。
His argument simply does not hold water.
