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竖 shù

vertical

Strokes
9
Level
HSK 6
Radical
立
Traditional
豎
Type
Ideograph
Made of 刂又立 ⿱⿰刂又立

Memory hint: A person 又 standing 立 as straight as a knife 刂

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  1. 请把木板竖起来。
    Qǐng bǎ mùbǎn shù qǐlai.
    Please stand the wooden board up.
    please (particle) wood-board stand-up
  2. 这个字要写成竖的吗？
    Zhège zì yào xiěchéng shù de ma?
    Should this character be written vertically?
    this character need write-into vertical (particle) (question)
  3. 把牌子竖在门口。
    Bǎ páizi shù zài ménkǒu.
    Stand the sign upright at the doorway.
    (particle) sign stand at doorway
  4. 那块石碑没有竖起来。
    Nà kuài shíbēi méiyǒu shù qǐlai.
    That stone tablet hasn't been erected.
    that (measure) stone-tablet not-have stand-up
  5. 工人们花了一整天把旗杆竖了起来。
    Gōngrénmen huāle yì zhěngtiān bǎ qígān shùle qǐlai.
    The workers spent a whole day erecting the flagpole.
    workers spend (particle) one whole-day (particle) flagpole stand (particle) up

Words with 竖 (1)