昂首挺胸
áng shǒu tǐng xiōng
Pinyin

Definition

昂首挺胸
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áng shǒu tǐng xiōng
  1. head high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits
  2. in fine mettle (of animal)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

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
shǒu
  1. 1 head
  2. 2 chief
  3. 3 first (occasion, thing etc)
  4. 4 classifier for poems, songs etc
shǒu yè
  1. 1 home page (of a website)
  2. 2 title page
  3. 3 front page
  4. 4 first page
  5. 5 fig. beginning
  6. 6 cover letter
lì tǐng
  1. 1 to support
  2. 2 to back
huí shǒu
  1. 1 to turn around
  2. 2 to look back
  3. 3 to recollect
jiān tǐng
  1. 1 firm and upright
  2. 2 strong (of currency)
xīn xiōng
  1. 1 heart
  2. 2 mind
  3. 3 ambition
  4. 4 aspiration
tǐng zhù
  1. 1 to stand firm
  2. 2 to stand one's ground (in the face of adversity or pain)
tǐng hǎo
  1. 1 very good
tǐng bá
  1. 1 tall and straight
wén xiōng
  1. 1 bra
áng
  1. 1 to lift
  2. 2 to raise
  3. 3 to raise one's head
  4. 4 high
  5. 5 high spirits
  6. 6 soaring
  7. 7 expensive
áng yáng
  1. 1 elated
  2. 2 high-spirited
  3. 3 uplifting (music)
áng guì
  1. 1 expensive
  2. 2 costly
áng shǒu
  1. 1 head high
  2. 2 in high spirits
  3. 3 to raise one's head (e.g. of neighing horse)
bǎng shǒu
  1. 1 top of the list
jù shǒu
  1. 1 to gather
  2. 2 to meet
xiōng
  1. 1 variant of 胸[xiōng]
xiōng kǒu
  1. 1 pit of the stomach
xiōng wéi
  1. 1 chest measurement
  2. 2 bust

Idioms (20)

低首下心
dī shǒu xià xīn
  1. 1 to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
俯首帖耳
fǔ shǒu tiē ěr
  1. 1 bowed head and ears glued (idiom); docile and obedient
  2. 2 at sb's beck and call
俯首称臣
fǔ shǒu chēng chén
  1. 1 to bow before (idiom)
  2. 2 to capitulate
心胸狭窄
xīn xiōng xiá zhǎi
  1. 1 narrow-minded (idiom); petty
  2. 2 ungenerous
捶胸顿足
chuí xiōng dùn zú
  1. 1 to beat one's chest and stamp one's feet (idiom)
搔首弄姿
sāo shǒu nòng zī
  1. 1 to stroke one's hair coquettishly (idiom)
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)
昂首阔步
áng shǒu kuò bù
  1. 1 striding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step
  2. 2 to strut
畏首畏尾
wèi shǒu wèi wěi
  1. 1 afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous
  2. 2 afraid of the slightest thing
痛心疾首
tòng xīn jí shǒu
  1. 1 bitter and hateful (idiom)
  2. 2 to grieve and lament (over sth)
白首齐眉
bái shǒu qí méi
  1. 1 (of a couple) to grow old together in mutual respect (idiom)
皓首苍颜
hào shǒu cāng yán
  1. 1 white hair and gray sunken cheeks (idiom); decrepit old age
祸首罪魁
huò shǒu zuì kuí
  1. 1 main offender, criminal ringleader (idiom); main culprit
  2. 2 fig. main cause of a disaster
罪魁祸首
zuì kuí huò shǒu
  1. 1 criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom); main culprit
  2. 2 fig. main cause of a disaster
义愤填胸
yì fèn tián xiōng
  1. 1 righteous indignation fills one's breast (idiom); to feel indignant at injustice
翘居群首
qiáo jū qún shǒu
  1. 1 head and shoulders above the crowd (idiom); preeminent
  2. 2 outstanding
翘首以待
qiáo shǒu yǐ dài
  1. 1 to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom)
  2. 2 to anxiously await
胸怀坦荡
xiōng huái tǎn dàng
  1. 1 open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything
  2. 2 ingenuous
  3. 3 openhearted
  4. 4 unselfish
  5. 5 magnanimous
  6. 6 broad-minded
胸有城府
xiōng yǒu chéng fǔ
  1. 1 subtle way of thinking (idiom); hard to fathom
  2. 2 deep and shrewd
胸有成略
xiōng yǒu chéng lu:è
  1. 1 the hero has plans already laid (idiom); to have plans ready in advance
  2. 2 forewarned is forearmed

Sample Sentences

你看看那些看秀的美女,一个个昂首挺胸的像极了骄傲优雅的天鹅,这照片里,我在人群中怎么看都像是陪衬的山鸡,郁闷至极。
nǐ kàn kan nàxiē kàn xiù de měinǚ ,yīgègè ángshǒutǐngxiōng de xiàng jí le jiāoào yōuyǎ de tiān\'é ,zhè zhàopiàn lǐ ,wǒ zài rénqún zhōng zěnme kàn dōu xiàng shì péichèn de shānjī ,yùmèn zhì jí 。
Look at those pretty ladies watching the show, each one of them with their heads held high and their chests pushed out. They look really like proud graceful swans. In this photo, however you look at it, I'm the pheasant to their swans, it's so depressing.