挺立 (tǐng lì) — to stand upright; to stand erect (of a person or object)

Definition

Examples

• 这些松树在山顶挺立，非常壮观。
  Zhè xiē sōng shù zài shān dǐng tǐng lì, fēi cháng zhuàng guān.
  These pine trees stand erect on the mountaintop, very spectacular.
• 他挺立在人群中，显得格外自信。
  Tā tǐng lì zài rén qún zhōng, xiǎn de gé wài zì xìn.
  He stood upright among the crowd, appearing especially confident.
• 纪念碑在广场中央挺立着。
  Jì niàn bēi zài guǎng chǎng zhōng yāng tǐng lì zhe.
  The monument stands upright in the center of the square.

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