挺起腰板儿 tǐngqǐyāobǎnr to straighten one's back 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腰板儿 腰板兒 yāobǎnr waist and back the part of the body consisting of the waist and back