耸肩

聳肩

sǒngjiān

verb #23,393

Meanings

1 to shrug one's shoulders

Characters

to raise up; to hunch

Examples

HSK 4

她耸肩表示自己不知道发生了什么。

Tā sǒngjiān biǎoshì zìjǐ bùzhīdào fāshēng le shénme.

She shrugged to indicate she didn't know what had happened.

HSK 7-9

他无奈地耸了耸肩，没有回答。

Tā wúnài de sǒng le sǒng jiān, méiyǒu huídá.

He shrugged helplessly and gave no answer.

Tips

usage

耸肩 is often reduplicated as 耸了耸肩 to describe a single, brief shrug gesture. It conveys indifference, helplessness, or 'I don't know' - the same as its English equivalent. The verb 耸 (sǒng) means to raise or hunch up.

Stroke Order

耸 sǒng

肩 jiān