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挺胸 (tǐng xiōng): To stick out one's chest (verb phrase) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

挺胸 consists of 2 characters.

挺 • tǐng • quite • HSK 2.0 L4

HSK 4

tǐng挺

quite

胸 • xiōng • chest; bosom; thorax • HSK 2.0 L5

HSK 5

xiōng胸

chest; bosom; thorax

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Pinyintǐng xiōng

Meaningto stick out one's chest

Characters2

HSK—

Syntaxverb phrase

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Example Sentences with 挺胸

Tā他

zhàn站

zhí直

le了

tǐng挺

xiōng胸

。

He stood up straight and stuck out his chest.

Jiào教

liàn练

ràng让

dà大

jiā家

tǐng挺

xiōng胸

tái抬

tóu头

Tā他

tǐng挺

xiōng胸

zǒu走

jìn进

kǎo考

chǎng场

，

xiǎn显

de

，

bǎo保

chí持

hǎo好

zī姿

shì势

。

The coach told everyone to stick out their chests and lift their heads to maintain good posture.

得

hěn很

yǒu有

zì自

xìn信

。

He walked into the exam room with his chest out, looking very confident.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 挺胸.

Words with 挺

挺拔tǐng bátall and straight
坚挺jiān tǐngstrong, firm (esp. currency or economy)
挺大tǐng dàquite big
挺好tǐng hǎovery good
挺忙tǐng mángquite busy
挺直tǐng zhístraighten up
挺身tǐng shēnto straighten up; to step forward bravely
挺进tǐng jìnto advance boldly

Words with 胸

胸怀xiōng huáimind; heart; breast
胸膛xiōng tángbreast; thorax; chest
心胸xīn xiōngMind / Heart
胸有成竹xiōng yǒu chéng zhúHave a well-thought-out plan / Be confident of success

胸中

xiōng zhōng

in one's heart/mind

胸前xiōng qiánchest (front of body)

胸口xiōng kǒuchest

胸罩xiōng zhàobra, brassiere