竖起大拇指

豎起大拇指
shùqǐ dàmuzhǐ
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 to give a thumbs-up
  2. 2 to praise; to show approval

Examples

HSK 1
Dàjiā dōu duì tā shùqǐ dàmuzhǐ.
Everyone gave him a thumbs-up.
HSK 7-9
Cháng le yì kǒu nǎinai zuò de jiǎozi, wàiguó péngyou shùqǐ le dàmuzhǐ: " tài hǎochī le! "
After one bite of Grandma's dumplings, our foreign friend held up his thumb: "Delicious!"

Tips

culture
In China a raised thumb means "great, the best", as in the West, while a raised little finger, 小拇指, means "you're the worst". Online the same praise is 点赞 "to give a like".

Stroke Order

竖 shù
起 qǐ
大 dà
拇 mǔ
指 zhǐ