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耸立

耸立 (sǒng lì): Tower (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

耸立 consists of 2 characters.

tower aloft; rise straight up; alarm

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

to stand; to establish; to set up

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Pinyinsǒng lì

MeaningTower

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word耸立

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How to Use 耸立 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 耸立 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verb

gāo高

gāo高

sǒng耸

lì立

neutral

tower high

wēi巍

rán然

sǒng耸

lì立

formalWritten

Verb + Complementwith千年

sǒng耸

lì立

qiān千

nián年

Verb + Nounwith山峰

sǒng耸

lì立

de的

shān山

fēng峰

4.

Example Sentences with 耸立

nà那

zuò座

shān山

sǒng耸

lì立

zài在

chéng城

stand majestically

formal

Written

stand for a thousand years

formal

Written

towering mountain peak

shì市

páng旁

biān边

。

That mountain stands tall beside the city.

nà那

zuò座

jì纪

niàn念

bēi碑

yī依

rán然

sǒng耸

lì立

zài在

guǎng广

chǎng场

zhōng中

yāng央

，

jiàn见

zhèng证

zhe着

lì历

shǐ史

de的

biàn变

qiān迁

。

That monument still towers in the center of the square, witnessing the changes of history.

yuǎn远

chù处

de的

gāo高

tǎ塔

sǒng耸

lì立

zhe着

，

nǐ你

néng能

kàn看

qīng清

tā它

de的

lún轮

kuò廓

ma吗

？

The tall tower stands in the distance; can you see its outline clearly?

gǔ古

lǎo老

de的

chéng城

bǎo堡

sǒng耸

lì立

zài在

xuán悬

yá崖

shàng上

，

kàn看

qǐ起

lái来

fēi非

cháng常

zhuàng壮

guān观

。

The ancient castle stands tall on the cliff, looking very magnificent.

zhè这

piàn片

píng平

yuán原

shàng上

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

rèn任

hé何

shān山

fēng峰

sǒng耸

lì立

，

shì视

yě野

jí极

qí其

kāi开

kuò阔

。

There are no mountains towering on this plain, so the view is extremely open.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

zhōu周

wéi围

dōu都

shì是

xiàn现

dài代

jiàn建

zhù筑

，

nà那

zuò座

gǔ古

lǎo老

de的

jiào教

táng堂

yī依

rán然

zhuāng庄

yán严

dì地

sǒng耸

lì立

zhe着

。

Although surrounded by modern buildings, that ancient church still stands solemnly.

xiàn现

dài代

huà化

de的

mó摩

tiān天

dà大

lóu楼

zài在

shì市

zhōng中

xīn心

sǒng耸

lì立

zhe着

，

xiàng象

zhēng征

zhe着

chéng城

shì市

de的

fán繁

róng荣

yǔ与

fā发

zhǎn展

。

Modern skyscrapers stand tall in the city center, symbolizing the city's prosperity and development.

kàn看

，

nà那

jǐ几

zuò座

xīn新

jiàn建

de的

dà大

shà厦

zài在

hé河

biān边

sǒng耸

lì立

，

zhēn真

zhuàng壮

guān观

a啊

！

Look, those newly built skyscrapers are towering by the river; how magnificent!

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