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to shrug one's shoulders

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

song3jian1 sǒngjiān

Meaning


Primary

to shrug one's shoulders

Alternatives

shrug one's shoulders, shrugging one's shoulders, shrugs one's shoulders, shrugged one's shoulders, to shrug shoulders, shrug shoulders, to shrug, shrug

Mnemonic


耸肩 To shrug one's shoulders is 耸 to shrug the 肩 shoulders.

Usage


他 耸肩 表示 不在乎。

He shrugged his shoulders to show he didn’t care.

老师 问 他 问题 时, 他 只是 耸 了 耸肩。

When the teacher asked him a question, he just shrugged his shoulders.

她 耸 了 耸肩, 然后 继续 工作。

She shrugged her shoulders and then continued working.