挺拔 (tǐng bá) — tall and straight

Definition

Examples

• 他站得十分挺拔，像一棵松树。
  Tā zhàn dé shí fēn tǐng bá, xiàng yì kē sōng shù.
  He stands very tall and straight, like a pine tree.
• 这片竹林长得十分挺拔。
  Zhè piàn zhú lín cháng dé shí fēn tǐng bá.
  This bamboo grove grows very tall and straight.
• 广场上的旗杆非常挺拔。
  Guǎng chǎng shàng de qí gān fēi cháng tǐng bá.
  The flagpole in the square is very tall and straight.