昂首挺胸 áng shǒu tǐng xiōng

DEFINITIONS

  1. head high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits
  2. in fine mettle (of animal)

CHARACTERS

昂 áng
HSK 6
rise, raise; proud, bold; upright
首 shǒu
HSK 4
head; first; leader, chief; a poem
挺 tǐng
HSK 4
to stand upright, straighten; rigid
胸 xiōng
HSK 5
breast, bosom, chest; thorax