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豎直

简竖直 · 繁豎直

Mandarin · pinyin shù zhí

vertical
to erect
to set upright
vertical stroke in Chinese characters
young servant (old)

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豎: Look up this written character
直: zhí · straight, erect, vertical
竖: shù · perpendicular, vertical; erect

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4–2 · shu4 zhi2

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adj

vertical; upright; erect

verb

(transitive) to set upright

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