shù qǐ

Translation

  • to erect (a tent etc)
  • to prick up (one's ears)
  • to raise (one's eyebrows)
  • to stick up (one's thumb)
  • to turn up (one's collar)
  • (of a bird) to puff up (one's feathers)

Synonyms

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.
Chinese Tones