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挺身

stand up

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

ting3shen1 • tǐngshēn

Meaning

Primary

stand up

Alternatives

stand up straight, stand erect, straighten one's back

Mnemonic

When you 挺身 stand up you make your entire 身 body 挺 erect.

Usage

挺身 還擊

stand up and fight back

他 挺身 而出,

he stood up and stepped forward