HSK 7–9 · noun · Practice

脊梁

jǐliáng

backbone; spine; backbone (of a nation, a person of integrity)

他挺直脊梁,站在大家前面。

Tā tǐng zhí jǐliáng, zhàn zài dàjiā qiánmiàn。

He straightened his back and stood in front of everyone.