jiān

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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 肩

肩膀
jiān bǎng

shoulder

肩负
jiān fù

to shoulder (a burden)

并肩
bìng jiān

alongside

五十肩
wǔ shí jiān

adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)

仔肩
zī jiān

to bear responsibility for sth

凝肩
níng jiān

frozen shoulder (medicine)

勾肩搭背
gōu jiān dā bèi

arms around each other's shoulders (idiom)

单肩包
dān jiān bāo

shoulder bag

坎肩
kǎn jiān

sleeveless jacket (usually cotton)

垫肩
diàn jiān

shoulder pad

息肩
xī jiān

(literary) to put down one's burden

披肩
pī jiān

cape

拱肩
gǒng jiān

a spandrel (wall filling the shoulder between two neighboring arches)

搭肩
dā jiān

to help lift up onto one's shoulders

摩肩接踵
mó jiān jiē zhǒng

lit. rubbing shoulders and following in each other's footsteps

擦肩而过
cā jiān ér guò

to brush past; to pass by (sb)

携手并肩
xié shǒu bìng jiān

hand in hand and shoulder to shoulder

有肩膀
yǒu jiān bǎng

responsible

比肩
bǐ jiān

to be shoulder to shoulder

溜肩膀
liū jiān bǎng

sloping shoulders

白肩雕
bái jiān diāo

(bird species of China) eastern imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca)

白肩黑鹮
bái jiān hēi huán

(bird species of China) white-shouldered ibis (Pseudibis davisoni)

秀发垂肩
xiù fà chuí jiān

beautiful shoulder length hair (idiom)

耸肩
sǒng jiān

to shrug one's shoulders

肩并肩
jiān bìng jiān

shoulder to shoulder

肩周炎
jiān zhōu yán

adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)

肩射导弹
jiān shè dǎo dàn

shoulder-fired missile

肩带
jiān dài

shoulder strap; shoulder harness; shoulder belt; baldric

肩扛
jiān káng

to carry on the shoulder

肩章
jiān zhāng

epaulet

肩胛
jiān jiǎ

shoulder

肩胛骨
jiān jiǎ gǔ

scapula

肩膊
jiān bó

shoulder

肩起
jiān qǐ

to bear

肩部
jiān bù

shoulder

肩头
jiān tóu

on one's shoulders

过肩摔
guò jiān shuāi

shoulder throw (judo)

双肩包
shuāng jiān bāo

backpack

露肩
lòu jiān

(of a garment) off-the-shoulder; shoulder-baring

骈肩
pián jiān

shoulder to shoulder

齐肩
qí jiān

level with one's shoulders