耸
sǒng
to excite
to raise up; to shrug; high; lofty; towering
他耸了耸肩，表示自己不知道。
tā sǒng le sǒng jiān，biǎo shì zì jǐ bù zhī dào。
He shrugged his shoulders to show that he didn't know.
那座山高高耸立在云雾之中。
nà zuò shān gāo gāo sǒng lì zài yún wù zhī zhōng。
That mountain towers high up in the clouds and mist.
Words with 耸
耸肩
sǒng jiān
to shrug one's shoulders
高耸
gāo sǒng
erect
高耸入云
gāo sǒng rù yún
tall and erect, reaching through the clouds (idiom); used to describe tall mountain or skyscraper
危言耸听
wēi yán sǒng tīng
frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk
危辞耸听
wēi cí sǒng tīng
to startle sb with scary tale
耸人听闻
sǒng rén tīng wén
to sensationalize (idiom); deliberate exaggeration to scare people
耸动
sǒng dòng
to shake (a part of one's body)
耸立
sǒng lì
to stand tall