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挺身 (tǐng shēn): To straighten up (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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挺身 consists of 2 characters.

挺 • tǐng • quite • HSK 2.0 L4

HSK 4

tǐng挺

quite

身 • shēn • body, person, oneself • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

shēn身

body, person, oneself

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Pinyintǐng shēn

Meaningto straighten up; to step forward bravely

Characters2

HSK—

Syntaxverb

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More common words that include characters from 挺身.

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
挺胸tǐng xiōngto stick out one's chest
挺进tǐng jìnto advance boldly

Words with 身

身体shēn tǐbody; health
身边shēn biānat one's side
身高shēn gāo(a person's) height
全身quán shēnthe whole body
健身房

jiàn shēn fáng

gym; fitness center

身份证shēn fèn zhèngidentity card

健身jiàn shēnkeep fit

自身zì shēnitself

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Example Sentences with 挺身

Tā他

tǐng挺

shēn身

ér而

chū出

，

bǎo保

hù护

le了

nà那

ge个

hái孩

zi子

。

He stepped forward bravely and protected that child.

Zài在

wēi危

xiǎn险

shí时

kè刻

，

tā她

tǐng挺

shēn身

zhàn

站

le了

chū出

lái来

。

At the moment of danger, she stood up bravely.