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title: "Lizu Meaning: 立足 (lìzú) Means “to gain a foothold”"
description: "立足 (lìzú) means “to gain a foothold; to establish oneself”. Hear its tones, see what 立 and 足 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lizu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 立足 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

立足 lìzú

## to gain a foothold; to establish oneself

## It can also mean

- to be based on

## Its characters

1. 立 lì to set up
2. 足 zú foot

## In a sentence

这家小公司在市场上很难立足。 It's hard for this small company to gain a foothold in the market.

[More about 立足](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%AB%8B%E8%B6%B3)

## More words with 立 or 足

- [不足 bùzú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buzu)
- [成立 chénglì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengli)
- [充足 chōngzú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chongzu)
- [创立 chuànglì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuangli)
- [对立 duìlì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duili)
- [独立 dúlì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duli)
- [建立 jiànlì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianli)
- [立案 lì’àn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lian)
- [立场 lìchǎng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lichang)
- [立法 lìfǎ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lifa)

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