竖

To erect in Chinese: 竖 (shù)

shù

to erect

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 豎1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to erect
  2. 2vertical
  3. 3vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)

Stroke order

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竖

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄨˋ

shù

ㄕ/ shㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

竖

Simplified

豎

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他在门口竖起了一块牌子。

    tā zài mén kǒu shù qǐ le yí kuài pái zi。

    He put up a sign at the doorway.

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Related words

横七竖八

héng qī shù bā

in disorder

数额

shù é

amount

数据库

shù jù kù

database

刷新

shuā xīn

to renovate

耍

shuǎ

to play with

耍赖

shuǎ lài

to act shamelessly

衰减

shuāi jiǎn

to weaken

衰竭

shuāi jié

organ failure

衰老

shuāi lǎo

to age

衰弱

shuāi ruò

weak

衰退

shuāi tuì

to decline

摔跤

shuāi jiāo

to trip and fall

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