挺身而出

tǐngshēn'érchū

idiom #11,983

Meanings

1 to step forward bravely
2 to stand up and volunteer (in a time of need)

Characters

to straighten up; to stick out

to come out; to go out

Examples

在危急时刻，他挺身而出救了那个孩子。

Zài wēijí shíkè, tā tǐngshēn'érchū jiù le nàge háizi.

In the critical moment, he stepped forward bravely and saved the child.

Tips

memory

挺 (to straighten) + 身 (body) + 而 (and then) + 出 (come out) = to straighten one's body and come forward, i.e., to stand up bravely.

Stroke Order

挺 tǐng

身 shēn

而 ér

出 chū