Translation

• to erect
• vertical
• vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)

Synonyms

• 一直, 直

Examples

• 他开始说他的秘密的时候，我们都竖起了耳朵来听。
  We were all ears when he started to tell us his secret.
• 我跟那个芬兰竖琴手怀孕了，他就是我昨晚告诉你的那个人。
  I got pregnant from the Finnish harpist that I told you about last night.