脖子

bó zi

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Noun Common

Definitions

1. neck

Word relationships

Register variants

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• 颈 jǐng 颈 jǐng neck More formal or literary; also used in some compound words.: neck

Related words

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• 咽喉 yān hóu 咽喉 yān hóu throat Refers to the throat, anatomically connected to the neck.: throat

Usage notes

Collocations

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

Example Sentences

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我的 脖子 有点儿疼。

My neck hurts a little.

我 脖子 痛。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 4490360)

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Words Containing 脖子

• 勒脖子 勒脖子 lēi bó zi: to throttle
• 卡脖子 卡脖子 qiǎ bó zi: to squeeze the throat
• 手脖子 手脖子 shǒu bó zi: wrist (dialect)
• 抹脖子 抹脖子 mǒ bó zi: to slit one's own throat
• 掐脖子 掐脖子 qiā bó zi: to seize by the throat
• 牛脖子 牛脖子 niú bó zi: (coll.) bullheaded
• 红脖子 红脖子 hóng bó zi: redneck
• 绕脖子 绕脖子 rào bó zi: tricky
• 脚脖子 脚脖子 jiǎo bó zi: (coll.) ankle
• 脸红脖子粗 脸红脖子粗 liǎn hóng bó zi cū: red in the face
• 骑脖子拉屎 骑脖子拉屎 qí bó zi lā shǐ: lit. to take a dump while riding on sb's shoulders (idiom)

Child Words of 脖子

• 子 子 zǐ: son
• 脖 脖 bó: neck