卸肩儿
xiè jiān r
Pinyin

Definition

卸肩儿
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xiè jiān r5
  1. lit. a weight off one's shoulders
  2. fig. to resign a post
  3. to lay down a burden
  4. to be relieved of a job

Related Words (20)

卸妆
xiè zhuāng
  1. 1 to remove makeup
  2. 2 (old) to take off formal dress and ornaments
肩膀
jiān bǎng
  1. 1 shoulder
并肩
bìng jiān
  1. 1 alongside
  2. 2 shoulder to shoulder
  3. 3 side by side
  4. 4 abreast
卸
xiè
  1. 1 to unload
  2. 2 to unhitch
  3. 3 to remove or strip
  4. 4 to get rid of
卸下
xiè xià
  1. 1 to unload
卸载
xiè zài
  1. 1 to disembark
  2. 2 to off-load cargo
  3. 3 to uninstall (software)
单肩包
dān jiān bāo
  1. 1 shoulder bag
披肩
pī jiān
  1. 1 cape
  2. 2 shawl
  3. 3 (of long hair) to trail over one's shoulders
拆卸
chāi xiè
  1. 1 to unload
  2. 2 to dismantle
推卸
tuī xiè
  1. 1 to avoid (esp. responsibility)
  2. 2 to shift (the blame)
  3. 3 to pass the buck
擦肩而过
cā jiān ér guò
  1. 1 brief encounter
  2. 2 to brush past sb
肩
jiān
  1. 1 shoulder
  2. 2 to shoulder (responsibilities etc)
肩并肩
jiān bìng jiān
  1. 1 shoulder to shoulder
  2. 2 abreast
  3. 3 side by side
肩带
jiān dài
  1. 1 shoulder strap
  2. 2 shoulder harness
  3. 3 shoulder belt
  4. 4 baldric
  5. 5 CL:條|条[tiáo]
肩负
jiān fù
  1. 1 to shoulder (a burden)
  2. 2 to bear
  3. 3 to suffer (a disadvantage)
肩头
jiān tóu
  1. 1 on one's shoulders
  2. 2 (dialect) shoulder
脱卸
tuō xiè
  1. 1 to evade responsibility
  2. 2 to shirk
双肩包
shuāng jiān bāo
  1. 1 backpack
卸任
xiè rèn
  1. 1 to leave office
卸磨杀驴
xiè mò shā lu:2
  1. 1 lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom)
  2. 2 to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful

Idioms (3)

勾肩搭背
gōu jiān dā bèi
  1. 1 arms around each other's shoulders (idiom)
卸磨杀驴
xiè mò shā lu:2
  1. 1 lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom)
  2. 2 to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful
秀发垂肩
xiù fà chuí jiān
  1. 1 beautiful shoulder length hair (idiom)

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