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title: "Queli Meaning: 确立 (quèlì) Means “to establish”"
description: "确立 (traditional 確立, quèlì) means “to establish; to set up firmly”. Hear its tones, see what 确 and 立 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/queli"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 确立 mean?

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确立 quèlì

## to establish; to set up firmly

## Its characters

1. 确 què firm
2. 立 lì to set up

## In a sentence

他很早就确立了自己的目标。 He set his goals early on.

[More about 确立](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%A1%AE%E7%AB%8B)

## More words with 确 or 立

- [成立 chénglì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengli)
- [创立 chuànglì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuangli)
- [的确 díquè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dique)
- [对立 duìlì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duili)
- [独立 dúlì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duli)
- [建立 jiànlì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianli)
- [精确 jīngquè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingque)
- [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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