肌腱

jījiàn

noun #20,750

Measure Word

一条肌腱 tiáo

Meanings

1 tendon
2 sinew

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

他在比赛中拉伤了肌腱。

Tā zài bǐsài zhōng lāshāng le jījiàn.

He strained his tendon during the competition.

HSK 7-9

跟腱是人体最粗的肌腱。

Gēnjiàn shì réntǐ zuì cū de jījiàn.

The Achilles tendon is the thickest tendon in the human body.

Tips

memory

肌 (muscle) + 腱 (tendon) - the tendon connects muscle (肌) to bone. 腱 itself means tendon, so 肌腱 is 'muscle tendon.' Compare 韧带 (ligament) which connects bone to bone.

Stroke Order

肌 jī

腱 jiàn