国立 (guó lì) — state-run, national (used for institutions like universities, museums, etc.)
Definition
Used as an attributive before institutions (universities, libraries, museums) to mean 'state-run, national' — run and funded by the central government, not a private or local body.
adjective
state-runnational (used for institutions like universities, museums, etc.)
Examples
- 国立。Zhè suǒ guó lì dà xué yǒu yì bǎi duō nián de lì shǐ le.This national university has a history of over a hundred years.
- 国立。guó lì Tú shū guǎn de cáng shū fēi cháng fēng fù.The collection of the national library is extremely rich.
- 国立。Tā dǎ suàn bào kǎo yì suǒ guó lì yán jiū jī gòu.He plans to apply to a state-run research institute.
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