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establish oneself
be based on
Businesses are investing millions of dollars to gain a foothold in this new market.
The mountain climber could not find many footholds on the melting ice.

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Open the tool →立足 (lì zú) means “gain a foothold, establish oneself, be based on”.
立足 is pronounced lì zú in Mandarin Chinese.
“gain a foothold” is 立足 (lì zú) in Chinese.
This page has 2 example sentences using 立足, each with pinyin and an English translation.
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