竖起耳朵 shù qǐ ěr duo

to prick up one's ears; to strain to hear sth

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to prick up one's ears
  2. 2. to strain to hear sth

Characters

Character Meaning
竖 shù HSK 6
vertical; to erect; vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)
起 qǐ HSK 1
to get up; to rise; to start
耳 ěr HSK 3
ear; handle (archaeology)
朵 duo HSK 3
classifier for flowers, clouds etc; flower; earlobe