挺起胸膛 tǐngqǐxiōngtáng to stick out one's chest Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 挺 tǐng verb to straighten to straighten up; to stick out a part of the body; to bulge out起 qǐ particle up used after a verb to show upward movement胸膛 xiōngtáng noun chest chest; thorax; the part of the body between the neck and the belly