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Hanzi

聳 / 耸

Traditional
聳
Simplified
耸

to excite/to raise up/to shrug/high/lofty/towering

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 9

Pinyin

sǒng

Bopomofo

ㄙㄨㄥˇ

Jyutping

sung2

Example sentences

聳立 / 耸立 sǒnglì
高聳的大樓聳立在城市中心。
高耸的大楼耸立在城市中心。

The towering buildings stand in the center of the city.

高聳 / 高耸 gāosǒng
這座高聳的建築物非常壯觀。
这座高耸的建筑物非常壮观。

This towering building is extremely magnificent.

聳 / 耸 sǒng
大樓聳入雲端。
大楼耸入云端。

The tall building towered into the clouds.

Example Vocabulary

聳立

song3'li4

to stand tall; to tower; to soar

高聳

gao1'song3

to stand tall; to tower; towering

危言聳聽

wei2'yan2'song3'ting1

聳

song3

to tower upward; to raise the shoulders or brows; to alarm or startle

聳人聽聞

song3'ren2'ting1'wen2

聳動

song3'dong4

聳肩

song3'jian1

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