立国 (lì guó) — to found a state, to establish a country

Definition

立国 (lìguó) is a formal verb meaning 'to found / establish a state', usually used for a new nation coming into existence. It pairs with the more concrete 建立 for the act of setting up.

verb

to found a stateto establish a country

Examples

1949立国。
Zhè ge guó jiā shì zài 1949 nián lì guó de.
This country was founded in 1949.
。
Tā men lì le yí gè dú lì de guó jiā.
They established an independent state.
立国，。
lì guó Zhī hòu, tā men kāi shǐ jiàn shè jīng jì.
After founding the state, they started building the economy.

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