屹立
yì​lì HSK7

to tower

屹立 yì​lì
to tower verb
to stand tall and upright; to rise steeply like a mountain

一棵大橡树屹立在房子前面。

yī kē dà xiàng​shù yì​lì zài fáng​zi qián​miàn.

A big oak tree stood in front of the house.

to stand firm verb
to remain steadfast and unshakeable; to stand one's ground (often used figuratively for heroes, nations, or ideals)

教堂今天依然屹立不倒。

jiào​táng jīn​tiān yī​rán yì​lì bu dǎo.

The church is still standing today.

Frequency
Movie subtitles
1.10 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
2.28 per million

Details
HSK 3.0
Level 7

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Sources
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)