肩

Shoulder in Chinese: 肩 (jiān)

jiān

shoulder

HSK 3.0 Level 51 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1shoulder
  2. 2to shoulder (responsibilities etc)

Stroke order

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肩

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧㄢ

jiān

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄢ/ an—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 他的肩上背着一个大包。

    tā de jiān shàng bèi zhe yí gè dà bāo。

    He is carrying a big bag on his shoulder.

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Related words

肩膀

jiān bǎng

shoulder

肩负

jiān fù

to shoulder (a burden)

艰难

jiān nán

difficult

减轻

jiǎn qīng

to lighten

剪

jiǎn

scissors

剪子

jiǎn zi

clippers

检验

jiǎn yàn

to inspect

建造

jiàn zào

to construct

健全

jiàn quán

robust

键

jiàn

key (on a piano or computer keyboard)

将

jiāng

will

将要

jiāng yào

will

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