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脖子

bó zi
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Noun Common

Definitions

  1. 1. neck

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Word relationships

Register variants

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颈
jǐng

neck

More formal or literary; also used in some compound words.

Related words

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咽喉
yān hóu

throat

Refers to the throat, anatomically connected to the neck.

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly paired with verbs like 伸 (stretch), 缩 (retract), and 歪 (tilt) to describe neck movements.

Example Sentences

2 shown
我的 脖子 有点儿疼。
My neck hurts a little.
我 脖子 痛。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 4490360)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org. AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.

Words Containing 脖子

勒脖子
lēi bó zi

to throttle

卡脖子
qiǎ bó zi

to squeeze the throat

手脖子
shǒu bó zi

wrist (dialect)

抹脖子
mǒ bó zi

to slit one's own throat

掐脖子
qiā bó zi

to seize by the throat

牛脖子
niú bó zi

(coll.) bullheaded

红脖子
hóng bó zi

redneck

绕脖子
rào bó zi

tricky

脚脖子
jiǎo bó zi

(coll.) ankle

脸红脖子粗
liǎn hóng bó zi cū

red in the face

Child Words of 脖子

子
zǐ

son

脖
bó

neck