竖起 shù qǐ

to erect (a tent etc); to prick up (one's ears)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 12877th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to erect (a tent etc)
  2. 2. to prick up (one's ears)
  3. 3. to stick up (one's thumb)
  4. 4. to raise (one's eyebrows)
  5. 5. to turn up (one's collar)
  6. 6. (of a bird) to puff up (one's feathers)

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