耸 | [ sǒng ] to excite, to raise up, to shrug, high, lofty, towering |
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), to shrug (shoulders), to create a sensation, to incite |
耸立 | [ sǒng lì ] to stand tall, to tower aloft |
耸肩 | [ sǒng jiān ] to shrug one's shoulders |
⇒ 危言耸听 | [ weī yán sǒng tīng ] frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk, reds under the beds |
⇒ 危辞耸听 | [ weī cí sǒng tīng ] to startle sb with scary tale |
⇒ 高耸 | [ gaō sǒng ] erect, towering, to stand tall |
⇒ 高耸入云 | [ gaō sǒng rù yún ] tall and erect, reaching through the clouds (idiom); used to describe tall mountain or skyscraper |