昂首挺胸 áng shǒu tǐng xiōng

head high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 35798th word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
昂 áng HSK 6
high; expensive; high spirits
首 shǒu HSK 4
first (occasion, thing etc); head; chief
挺 tǐng HSK 4
(coll.) quite; very; straight
胸 xiōng HSK 5
chest; bosom; heart