挺拔
tǐng bá
Pinyin

Definition

挺拔
 - 
tǐng bá
  1. tall and straight

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

挺
tǐng
  1. 1 straight
  2. 2 erect
  3. 3 to stick out (a part of the body)
  4. 4 to (physically) straighten up
  5. 5 to support
  6. 6 to withstand
  7. 7 outstanding
  8. 8 (coll.) quite
  9. 9 very
  10. 10 classifier for machine guns
力挺
lì tǐng
  1. 1 to support
  2. 2 to back
挺好
tǐng hǎo
  1. 1 very good
海拔
hǎi bá
  1. 1 height above sea level
  2. 2 elevation
自拔
zì bá
  1. 1 to free oneself
  2. 2 to extricate oneself from a difficult situation
一毛不拔
yī máo bù bá
  1. 1 stingy (idiom)
丫挺
yā tǐng
  1. 1 (Beijing dialect) bastard
  2. 2 damned
出类拔萃
chū lèi bá cuì
  1. 1 to excel the common (idiom); surpassing
  2. 2 preeminent
  3. 3 outstanding
剑拔弩张
jiàn bá nǔ zhāng
  1. 1 lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
  2. 2 at daggers drawn
吹灯拔蜡
chuī dēng bá là
  1. 1 lit. to blow out the lamp and put out the candle (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to die
  3. 3 to bite the dust
  4. 4 to be over and done with
坚忍不拔
jiān rěn bù bá
  1. 1 fortitude
坚挺
jiān tǐng
  1. 1 firm and upright
  2. 2 strong (of currency)
坚韧不拔
jiān rèn bù bá
  1. 1 firm and indomitable (idiom); tenacious and unyielding
把拔
bǎ bá
  1. 1 daddy
拓拔
Tuò bá
  1. 1 branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑 nomadic people, founders of Wei 北魏 of the Northern Dynasties (386-534)
  2. 2 also written 拓跋
拔
bá
  1. 1 to pull up
  2. 2 to pull out
  3. 3 to draw out by suction
  4. 4 to select
  5. 5 to pick
  6. 6 to stand out (above level)
  7. 7 to surpass
  8. 8 to seize
拔刀相助
bá dāo xiāng zhù
  1. 1 see 路見不平，拔刀相助|路见不平，拔刀相助[lù jiàn bù píng , bá dāo xiāng zhù]
拔地
bá dì
  1. 1 to rise steeply from level ground
拔尖
bá jiān
  1. 1 top-notch (colloquial)
  2. 2 to push oneself to the front
拔掉
bá diào
  1. 1 to pluck
  2. 2 to pull off
  3. 3 to pull out
  4. 4 to unplug

Idioms (10)

一毛不拔
yī máo bù bá
  1. 1 stingy (idiom)
出类拔萃
chū lèi bá cuì
  1. 1 to excel the common (idiom); surpassing
  2. 2 preeminent
  3. 3 outstanding
剑拔弩张
jiàn bá nǔ zhāng
  1. 1 lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
  2. 2 at daggers drawn
吹灯拔蜡
chuī dēng bá là
  1. 1 lit. to blow out the lamp and put out the candle (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to die
  3. 3 to bite the dust
  4. 4 to be over and done with
坚韧不拔
jiān rèn bù bá
  1. 1 firm and indomitable (idiom); tenacious and unyielding
拔毛连茹
bá máo lián rú
  1. 1 lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others
  2. 2 inextricably tangled together
  3. 3 Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.
拔苗助长
bá miáo zhù zhǎng
  1. 1 to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)
拔茅连茹
bá máo lián rú
  1. 1 lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others
  2. 2 inextricably tangled together
  3. 3 Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.
昂首挺胸
áng shǒu tǐng xiōng
  1. 1 head high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits
  2. 2 in fine mettle (of animal)
路见不平，拔刀相助
lù jiàn bù píng , bá dāo xiāng zhù
  1. 1 lit. to intervene when one sees an injustice (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to rush to the rescue
  3. 3 to play the white knight

Sample Sentences

尽量地向上自然挺拔脊柱，可以让我们的呼吸更加平稳、顺畅。
jǐnliàngde xiàngshàng zìrán tǐngbá jǐzhù ，kěyǐ ràng wǒmen de hūxī gèngjiā píngwěn 、shùnchàng 。
Try your best to naturally straighten your spine. It allows us to breath more steadily and fluently.
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