肌
肉

Muscle in Chinese: 肌肉 (jī ròu)

jī ròu

muscle

HSK 3.0 Level 52 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1muscle
  2. 2flesh

Stroke order

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肌
肉

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧ

jī

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄖㄡˋ

ròu

ㄖ/ rㄡ/ ouˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 游泳锻炼肌肉。

    yóu yǒng duàn liàn jī ròu。

    Swimming develops your muscles.

  • 他有明显的肌肉线条。

    tā yǒu míng xiǎn de jī ròu xiàn tiáo。

    He's ripped.

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Related words

肉

ròu

meat

羊肉

yáng ròu

mutton

烤肉

kǎo ròu

barbecue (lit. roast meat)

肌肤

jī fū

skin

记忆

jì yì

to remember

甲

jiǎ

first of the ten Heavenly Stems 干

驾驶

jià shǐ

to pilot (ship, airplane etc)

艰苦

jiān kǔ

difficult

剪刀

jiǎn dāo

scissors

建筑

jiàn zhù

to construct

键盘

jiàn pán

keyboard

郊区

jiāo qū

suburban district

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