摩肩接踵
mó jiān jiē zhǒng
Pinyin

Definition

摩肩接踵
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mó jiān jiē zhǒng
  1. lit. rubbing shoulders and following in each other's footsteps
  2. a thronging crowd

Related Words (20)

àn mó
  1. 1 massage
  2. 2 to massage
jiē
  1. 1 to receive
  2. 2 to answer (the phone)
  3. 3 to meet or welcome sb
  4. 4 to connect
  5. 5 to catch
  6. 6 to join
  7. 7 to extend
  8. 8 to take one's turn on duty
  9. 9 to take over for sb
jiē shòu
  1. 1 to accept
  2. 2 to receive
jiē zhe
  1. 1 to catch and hold on
  2. 2 to continue
  3. 3 to go on to do sth
  4. 4 to follow
  5. 5 to carry on
  6. 6 then
  7. 7 after that
  8. 8 subsequently
  9. 9 to proceed
  10. 10 to ensue
  11. 11 in turn
  12. 12 in one's turn
jiē jìn
  1. 1 to approach
  2. 2 to get close to
mó kǎ
  1. 1 mocha (loanword)
Mó jié zuò
  1. 1 Capricornus
zhí jiē
  1. 1 direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接[jiàn jiē])
  2. 2 immediate
  3. 3 straightforward
Fú ěr mó sī
  1. 1 Sherlock Holmes, 歇洛克·福爾摩斯|歇洛克·福尔摩斯[Xiē luò kè · Fú ěr mó sī]
yíng jiē
  1. 1 to meet
  2. 2 to welcome
  3. 3 to greet
liàn jiē
  1. 1 link (on a website)
bìng jiān
  1. 1 alongside
  2. 2 shoulder to shoulder
  3. 3 side by side
  4. 4 abreast
Xú Zhì mó
  1. 1 Xu Zhimo (1897-1931), writer and poet
pī jiān
  1. 1 cape
  2. 2 shawl
  3. 3 (of long hair) to trail over one's shoulders
pīn jiē
  1. 1 to put together
  2. 2 to join
jiē shàng
  1. 1 to connect (a cable etc)
  2. 2 to hook up (a device)
  3. 3 to resume (a conversation)
  4. 4 to set (a bone)
jiē xià
  1. 1 to take on (a responsibility)
jiē xià lái
  1. 1 to accept
  2. 2 to take
  3. 3 next
  4. 4 following
jiē èr lián sān
  1. 1 one after another (idiom)
  2. 2 in quick succession
jiē rén
  1. 1 to meet a person

Idioms (16)

上气不接下气
shàng qì bù jiē xià qì
  1. 1 out of breath (idiom)
  2. 2 to gasp for air
再接再厉
zài jiē zài lì
  1. 1 to continue the struggle (idiom); to persist
  2. 2 unremitting efforts
勾肩搭背
gōu jiān dā bèi
  1. 1 arms around each other's shoulders (idiom)
延颈企踵
yán jǐng qǐ zhǒng
  1. 1 to stand on tiptoe and crane one's neck (idiom); fig. to yearn for sth
应接不暇
yìng jiē bù xiá
  1. 1 more than one can attend to (idiom)
  2. 2 deluged (with inquiries etc)
  3. 3 overwhelmed (by the beauty of the scenery)
成语接龙
chéng yǔ jiē lóng
  1. 1 game where the last word of one idiom 成語|成语[chéng yǔ] is the first of the next
接二连三
jiē èr lián sān
  1. 1 one after another (idiom)
  2. 2 in quick succession
接连不断
jiē lián bù duàn
  1. 1 in unbroken succession (idiom)
摩拳擦掌
mó quán cā zhǎng
  1. 1 fig. to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms (idiom)
  2. 2 to roll up one's sleeves for battle
  3. 3 eager to get into action or start on a task
摩顶放踵
mó dǐng fàng zhǒng
  1. 1 to rub one's head and heels (idiom); to slave for the benefit of others
  2. 2 to wear oneself out for the general good
目不暇接
mù bù xiá jiē
  1. 1 lit. too much for the eye to take in (idiom); a feast for the eyes
短兵相接
duǎn bīng xiāng jiē
  1. 1 lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat
  2. 2 to fight at close quarters
祸不旋踵
huò bù xuán zhǒng
  1. 1 trouble is never far away (idiom)
秀发垂肩
xiù fà chuí jiān
  1. 1 beautiful shoulder length hair (idiom)
移花接木
yí huā jiē mù
  1. 1 lit. to graft flowers onto a tree
  2. 2 to surreptitiously substitute one thing for another (idiom)
青黄不接
qīng huáng bù jiē
  1. 1 lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom); the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop
  2. 2 temporary deficit in manpower or resources
  3. 3 unable to make ends meet

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