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竖起耳朵

shù qǐ ěr duo

4-character word Traditional 豎起耳朵

What 竖起耳朵 means

1. to prick up one's ears; to strain to hear sth

The characters in 竖起耳朵

• 竖shùto erect; vertical; vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)
• 起qǐto rise; to raise; to get up
• 耳ěrear; handle (archaeology); and that is all (Classical Chinese)
• 朵duǒflower; earlobe; fig. item on both sides