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挺身而出

tǐng shēn ér chū

4-character word

What 挺身而出 means

1. to step forward bravely

The characters in 挺身而出

• 挺tǐngstraight; erect; to stick out (a part of the body)
• 身shēnbody; life; oneself
• 而érand; as well as; and so
• 出chūto go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield

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