挺身

tǐngshēn
to straighten one's back

CEDICT

  1. (literary) to stand upright (as a way of showing that one will not back down)
  2. to stand upright (as a way of showing that one will not back down)

Wiktionary

挺立身躯。表示毫不畏缩，勇往直前。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 挺 tǐng
  1. straight
  2. erect
  3. to stick out (a part of the body)
  4. to (physically) straighten up
  5. to support
  6. to withstand
  7. outstanding
  8. (coll.) quite
  9. very
  10. classifier for machine guns
2 身 shēn
  1. body
  2. life
  3. oneself
  4. personally
  5. one's morality and conduct
  6. the main part of a structure or body
  7. pregnant
  8. classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset
  9. Kangxi radical 158

Containing this entry

伏地挺身 fúdìtǐngshēn push-up (exercise)
挺身而出 tǐngshēnérchū to step forward bravely
挺身而出 tǐngshēn'érchū

Related entries

挺腰 tǐngyāo
  1. to straighten one's back
  2. to arch one's back