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肩

jiān

shoulders; to shoulder; bear

Strokes
8
Radical
肉
HSK
5
Tone
1

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 他身肩重任。

    Tā shēn jiān zhòng rèn

    A great responsibility lies on his shoulders.

  • 两人并肩站在一起。

    Liǎng rén bìng jiān zhàn zài yī qǐ

    These two are standing abreast.

  • 女孩与我擦肩而过。

    Nǚ hái yǔ wǒ cā jiān ér guò

    The girl brushed past me.

  • 他伤了肩膀。

    Tā shāng le jiān bǎng

    He was wounded in the shoulder.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 肩

  • 肩膀jiān bǎng 1–3 shoulder
  • 肩jiān 1shoulder; to shoulder (responsibilities etc)
  • 肩负jiān fù 1–4 to shoulder (a burden); to bear; to suffer (a disadvantage)