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Hanzi

肩 / 肩

Traditional
肩
Simplified
肩

shoulder/to shoulder (responsibilities etc)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 5

Pinyin

jiān, xián

Bopomofo

ㄐㄧㄢ, ㄒㄧㄢˊ

Jyutping

gin1

Example sentences

肩膀 jiānbǎng
弟弟坐在爸爸的肩膀上。

My younger brother is sitting on my dad's shoulders.

伏案 fúàn
她每天伏案工作到深夜，肩膀常常疼痛。

She works at her desk until late every day, so her shoulders often ache.

並肩 / 并肩 bìngjiān
我們必須並肩作戰，才能克服這個難關。
我们必须并肩作战，才能克服这个难关。

We must fight shoulder to shoulder to overcome this difficulty.

戰友 / 战友 zhànyǒu
他們是並肩作戰多年的親密戰友。
他们是并肩作战多年的亲密战友。

They are close comrades-in-arms who have fought side-by-side for many years.

披肩 pījiān
她在外套上搭了一條柔軟的披肩。
她在外套上搭了一条柔软的披肩。

She draped a soft shawl over her coat.

肩 jiān
弟弟坐在爸爸的肩上。

The younger brother is sitting on dad's shoulders.

擔子 / 担子 dànzi
他肩上的擔子越來越重了。
他肩上的担子越来越重了。

The burden on his shoulders is getting heavier and heavier.

擦肩而過 / 擦肩而过 cājiānérguò
我在車站和老同學擦肩而過，卻沒有認出他。
我在车站和老同学擦肩而过，却没有认出他。

At the station, I brushed past an old classmate without recognizing him.

Example Vocabulary

肩膀

jian1'bang3

shoulder

並肩

bing4'jian1

shoulder to shoulder; side by side

單肩包

披肩

pi1'jian1

shawl; shoulder wrap

肩

jian1

shoulder

坎肩

kan3'jian1

墊肩

dian4'jian1

搭肩

擦肩而過

ca1'jian1'er2'guo4

to brush past someone; to pass by without meeting or noticing

比肩

bi3'jian1

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