耸肩

聳肩
sǒngjiān
verb #23,393

Meanings

  1. 1 to shrug one's shoulders

Examples

HSK 7-9
Tā wúnài de sǒng le sǒng jiān, méiyǒu huídá.
He shrugged helplessly and gave no answer.
HSK 7-9
Tā sǒngjiān biǎoshì zìjǐ bùzhīdào fāshēng le shénme.
She shrugged to indicate she didn't know what had happened.

Tips

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

Stroke Order

sǒng
jiān