坐骨神经

坐骨神經
zuògǔ shénjīng
noun #34,204

Meanings

  1. 1 sciatic nerve

Examples

HSK 7-9
Tā dé le zuògǔ shénjīng tòng.
He developed sciatica.
HSK 7-9
Zuògǔ shénjīng shì réntǐ zuì cū de shénjīng.
The sciatic nerve is the thickest nerve in the human body.

Tips

memory
Literal calque: 坐骨 (ischium / 'sitting bone') + 神经 (nerve) = sciatic nerve. Easy to remember once you connect 'sit-bone nerve' to 'sciatic'. The familiar complaint 坐骨神经痛 is sciatica.

Stroke Order

zuò
shén
jīng