Chinese word dictionary

挺立

tǐng lì · to stand erect; to stand upright

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Word information

Simplified挺立

Traditional挺立

Pinyintǐng lì

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

挺tǐng

to straighten, to stand upright; rigid, stiff

立lì

to stand; to establish, to set up

How to learn 挺立

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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挺tǐng

straight; erect; to stick out (a part of the body); to (physically) straighten up; to support; to withstand; outstanding; (coll.) quite; very; classifier for machine guns

成立chénglì

to establish; to set up; to be tenable; to hold water

独立dúlì

independent; independence; to stand alone

建立jiànlì

to establish; to set up; to found

立即lìjí

immediately

立刻lìkè

immediately; at once; right away