天鹅颈

天鵝頸

tiān'éjǐng

noun

Meanings

1 swan neck
2 long and slender neck (beauty ideal)

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

她的天鹅颈让项链更显精致。

Tā de tiān'éjǐng ràng xiàngliàn gèng xiǎn jīngzhì.

Her swan neck makes the necklace look even more refined.

HSK 7-9

奥黛丽·赫本有一副优雅的天鹅颈。

Àodàilì · Hè běn yǒu yí fù yōuyǎ de tiān'éjǐng.

Audrey Hepburn had an elegant swan neck.

Tips

memory

The swan's (天鹅) long, graceful neck is the image. Invariably paired with 直角肩 in social-media body-goal checklists. Neither appears in classical Chinese - both are modern fitness/beauty coinages.

Stroke Order

天 tiān

鹅 é

颈 jǐng