Definition
耸肩 means 'to shrug one's shoulders'. It is a separable verb (离合词): the verb 耸 ('to shrug') and the noun 肩 ('shoulder') can be split by aspect markers, measure words, or other elements, as in 耸了耸肩 ('shrugged once') or 耸耸肩 ('shrug shoulders'). You cannot put an object after 耸肩 directly; instead, the action is self-contained.
v.o.
to shrug one's shoulders
Examples
- ，。Tā sǒng le sǒng jiān, shénme yě méi shuō.He shrugged his shoulders and said nothing.
- ，耸肩。Yùdào zhè zhǒng wèntí, tā zhǐshì sǒng jiān biǎoshì méi bànfǎ.When faced with this kind of problem, he just shrugged to show he had no way out.
- 耸肩：“。”Tā sǒng jiān shuō: “Wǒ yě bù qīngchu.”She shrugged and said, “I’m not sure either.”
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