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拥立
  • [yōnɡlì]
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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

拥立 [yōnɡlì]
  1. 1. verb [classical Chinese] To support the emperor or king in ascending to the throne.
    老皇帝去世后, 大臣们一致拥立二皇子当皇帝。
    After the death of the old emperor, officials unanimously supported the second son to be the new emperor.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

拥立 [yōnɡlì]
  1. 1. 动 [文] 拥戴帝王、首领即位。

Examples

老皇帝去世后, 大臣们一致拥立二皇子当皇帝。
After the death of the old emperor, officials unanimously supported the second son to be the new emperor. 拥立

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