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耸

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verb #19,771

Meanings

  1. 1 to tower
  2. 2 to stand tall
  3. 3 to shrug (shoulders)
  4. 4 to excite
  5. 5 alarming (as in 危言耸听)

Examples

摩天大楼高耸入云。
Mótiān dàlóu gāo sǒng rù yún.
The skyscrapers tower up into the clouds.
他耸耸肩，表示不知道。
Tā sǒng sǒng jiān, biǎoshì bù zhīdào.
He shrugged his shoulders to indicate he didn't know.

Tips

usage
Key compounds: 高耸 (gāosǒng, towering), 耸立 (sǒnglì, to stand tall), 耸肩 (sǒngjiān, to shrug shoulders), 危言耸听 (wēi yán sǒng tīng, alarmist talk — lit. 'alarming words to scare listeners').

Stroke Order

耸 sǒng