Word: 成立 (chénglì) 成立 dictionary entry chénglì to establish; to set up; to be tenable; to hold water Full dictionary entry for 成立 Example sentences using 成立 3 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 你说的这个理由不成立。 Nǐ shuō de zhège lǐyóu bù chénglì. The reason you gave doesn't hold up. 几位同学倡议成立读书会。 Jǐ wèi tóngxué chàngyì chénglì dúshū huì. A few classmates initiated the founding of a book club. 这家公司是十年前成立的。 Zhè jiā gōngsī shì shínián qián chénglì de. This company was established ten years ago.