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肩

jiān
noun HSK 5 #5,671

Meanings

  1. 1 shoulder
  2. 2 to shoulder (responsibilities)

Examples

他拍了拍我的肩膀。
Tā pāi le pāi wǒ de jiānbǎng.
He patted me on the shoulder.
肩上的担子很重。
Jiān shàng de dànzi hěn zhòng.
The burden on the shoulders is heavy.
我们并肩作战。
Wǒmen bìng jiān zuòzhàn.
We fought side by side.

Tips

usage
肩 is often used in compounds: 肩膀 (jiānbǎng, shoulder), 并肩 (bìngjiān, side by side), 肩负 (jiānfù, to shoulder/bear a responsibility). The idiom 并肩作战 means 'to fight shoulder to shoulder.'

Stroke Order

肩 jiān