挺身

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Chinese

be straight and stiff; rather (good)
body; torso; person
body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
 
trad. (挺身)
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Verb

挺身

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

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