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竖

shù · shu

Traditional 豎 / 竪

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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shù 豎

  1. to erect
  2. vertical
  3. vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)

shù 竪

  1. variant of 豎 / 竖 (shù)
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Standing the ladder

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，帮(bāng)我(wǒ)把(bǎ)梯子(tīzi)竖起来(shùqǐlái)，我(wǒ)要(yào)换(huàn)灯泡(dēngpào)。

    Dengdeng, please stand the ladder up. I want to change the bulb.

  2. Dengdeng

    竖(shù)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？墙边(qiángbiān)吗(ma)？

    Where should I put it? By the wall?

  3. Liangliang

    对(duì)，竖(shù)直(zhí)一点(yīdiǎn)，别(bié)太(tài)斜(xié)。

    Yes. Make it more upright, not so slanted.

  4. Dengdeng

    竖(shù)好(hǎo)了(le)，你(nǐ)上去(shàngqù)吧(ba)。

    It is standing. Go up.

  5. Liangliang

    咦(yí)，灯泡(dēngpào)没有(méiyǒu)坏(huài)，是(shì)开关(kāiguān)没(méi)开(kāi)。

    Huh. The bulb is fine. The switch was off.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)梯子(tīzi)白(bái)竖(shù)了(le)！

    Then I stood the ladder up for nothing!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)把(bǎ)梯(tī)子(zi)竖(shù)在(zài)墙(qiáng)边(biān)。

Please stand the ladder against the wall.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)汉(hàn)字(zì)的(de)第(dì)一(yī)笔(bǐ)是(shì)竖(shù)。

The first stroke of this Chinese character is a vertical stroke.

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