挺直

tǐng zhí

upright; erect / to straighten up (one's back etc); to hold erect

Example Sentences

只有国家强大团结，人民才能挺直腰杆，绝不再任人宰割。

zhǐ yǒu guó jiā qiáng dà tuán jié, rén mín cái néng tǐng zhí yāo gǎn, jué bù zài rèn rén zǎi gē.

Only when the country is strong and united can the people stand up straight and never be at the mercy of others.

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