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耸
聳
sǒng
1.
to excite
2.
to raise up
3.
to shrug
4.
high
5.
lofty
6.
towering
HSK 6
Common • Top 15%
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (8)
耸立
sǒnglì
towering (of object placed high over sth)
耸肩
sǒngjiān
to shrug one's shoulders
高耸
gāosǒng
erect
耸动
sǒngdòng
to shake (a part of one's body)
高耸入云
gāosǒngrùyún
tall and erect, reaching through the clouds (idiom); used to describe tall mountain or skyscraper
危辞耸听
wēicísǒngtīng
to startle sb with scary tale
耸人听闻
sǒngréntīngwén
to sensationalize (idiom); deliberate exaggeration to scare people
危言耸听
wēiyánsǒngtīng
frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 6
- Character Frequency Rank
- 2,162
- Word Frequency Rank
- 12,262 of 84,292