Chinese word

竖

Pronunciation

Pinyinshù

Meaning

  • verbset upright

Example

他把牌子竖在门口。tā bǎ pái zi shù zài mén kǒu

He set the sign upright at the entrance.

Illustration for 竖 (set upright)

More examples

听到声音，他本能地把耳朵竖起来。tīng dào shēng yīn tā běn néng dì bǎ ér duǒ shù qǐ lái

When he heard a sound, he instinctively pricked up his ears.

Core concept

A person changes an object from lying or leaning to standing straight, with the upright position as the central result.

Common phrases

  • 把招牌竖起来bǎ zhāo pái shù qǐ lái

    set the sign upright

  • 把柱子竖在路边bǎ zhù zi shù zài lù biān

    set the post upright by the roadside

Similar words

立lì: Put a person or object into a standing position.
插chā: Push a long, narrow object into the ground or an opening to hold it firmly.

Definition in Chinese

把物体沿垂直方向立起；常用于描述把旗子、标志、杆子等直立放置的动作，也可用于表述局部竖起的状态。bǎ wù tǐ yán chuí zhí fāng xiàng lì qǐ cháng yòng yú miáo shù bǎ qí zi biāo zhì gān zi děng zhí lì fàng zhì de dòng zuò yě kě yòng yú biǎo shù jú bù shù qǐ de zhuàng tài

Word origin

竖 (shù, "set upright") is the simplified form of an older character associated with raising something into a vertical position, which explains its modern use for making an object stand.

Usage tips

  • The 把 (bǎ, "object-marking particle") pattern puts the affected object before the verb, making sentences about changing an object's position easy to organize.

Other meanings

  • standverb
  • verticaladjective

Opposites

Related words

  • 竖起shù qǐset uprightverb
  • 竖直shù zhíuprightadjective

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