Correct
竖大拇指
/ shù dà mǔ zhǐ /
Strokes
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Collocation
1
竖起了好几次大拇指
2
不由得竖起了大拇指
3
向……（某人）竖大拇指
4
让（某人）竖大拇指
5
竖起了大拇指
6
连连竖起大拇指
7
直竖大拇指
Definition
竖大拇指
Literally means:
hold up one's thumb in approval
Actually means:
thumbs up
竖 refers to "set upright" or "erect".
The phrase means holding up one's thumb in approval. This is a gesture often used by Chinese people indicating "good", "wonderful", "brilliant", "great", "excellent", "admirable" etc. Commendatory.
竖，使直立。
竖大拇指，向上伸直大拇指，表示对人或事物的称赞或表扬。这是中国人常用的表示夸奖的手势，意味着好、妙、高明、了不起、顶呱呱、让人佩服等等。具有褒义色彩。
Example
Used as predicate or object, and it can have other words in between. (作谓语、宾语，中间可插入别的词语)
1
Tā
他
shì
是
gè
个
hěn
很
yōuxiù
优秀
de
的
xuésheng
学生
,
měigè
每个
lǎoshī
老师
tíqǐ
提起
tā
他
,
dōu
都
yào
要
shù
竖
dàmuzhǐ
大拇指
。
He is a very good student, every teacher mentions him and gives him a thumbs up.
2
Dàjiā
大家
cānguān
参观
le
了
zhège
这个
chéngshì
城市
hòu
后
,
dōu
都
bùyóude
不由得
shùqǐ
竖起
le
了
dàmuzhǐ
大拇指
。
After everyone visited the city, they caused a thumbs up.
3
Bàba
爸爸
duì
对
érzi
儿子
shuō
说
:
wǒ
我
duì
对
nǐ
你
de
的
tàidu
态度
shì
是
gōngpíng
公平
de
的
,
nǐ
你
gàn
干
de
得
hǎo
好
wǒ
我
jiù
就
wéi
为
nǐ
你
shù
竖
dàmuzhǐ
大拇指
,
nǐ
你
gàn
干
de
得
bùhǎo
不好
,
wǒ
我
jiùyào
就要
pīpíng
批评
nǐ
你
。
The father said to his son, "My attitude towards you is fair, I'll give you a thumbs up if you do well, and if you don't do well, I'll criticize you."