筋
jīn
Pinyin

Definition

筋
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jīn
  1. muscle
  2. tendon
  3. veins visible under the skin
  4. sth resembling tendons or veins (e.g. fiber in a vegetable)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

抽筋
chōu jīn
  1. 1 cramp
  2. 2 charley horse
  3. 3 to pull a tendon
伤筋动骨
shāng jīn dòng gǔ
  1. 1 to suffer serious injury (idiom)
伤脑筋
shāng nǎo jīn
  1. 1 to be a real headache
  2. 2 to find sth a real headache
  3. 3 to beat one's brains
动脑筋
dòng nǎo jīn
  1. 1 to use one's brains
  2. 2 to think
少根筋
shǎo gēn jīn
  1. 1 (coll.) dim-witted
  2. 2 foolish
  3. 3 absent-minded

Idioms (5)

伤筋动骨
shāng jīn dòng gǔ
  1. 1 to suffer serious injury (idiom)
伤筋断骨
shāng jīn duàn gǔ
  1. 1 to suffer serious injury (idiom)
筋疲力尽
jīn pí lì jìn
  1. 1 body weary, strength exhausted (idiom); extremely tired
  2. 2 spent
脸红筋暴
liǎn hóng jīn bào
  1. 1 red and tense with anger (idiom)
脸红筋涨
liǎn hóng jīn zhǎng
  1. 1 red and tense with anger (idiom)

Sample Sentences

哎呀！这...您没警告我这是脑筋急转弯呐，我这死脑筋哪里转得过来？
āiyā ！zhè . . . nín méi jǐnggào wǒ zhè shì nǎojīnjízhuǎnwān nà ，wǒ zhè sǐnǎojīn nǎli zhuǎn de guòlai ？
Oh damn! This... you didn't warn me that it there was a twist. How is this blasted brain of mine able to twist?
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这样就太得不偿失咯，中医说“养生之诀，当以睡眠为先，睡能还精，睡能养气，睡能健脾益胃，睡能坚骨强筋”，古人的经验之谈还是有可取之处的。
zhèyàng jiù tài débùchángshī lo ，zhōngyī shuō “yǎngshēng zhī jué ，dāng yǐ shuìmián wèi xiān ，shuì néng huán jīng ，shuì néng yǎngqì ，shuì néng jiànpí yìwèi ，shuì néng jiāngǔ qiángjīn ”，gǔrén de jīngyàn zhī tán háishì yǒu kěqǔzhīchù de 。
The gains really don't surpass what you lose in this case. There's a saying in traditional Chinese medicine circles: "Sleep should take priority in any health strategy, as sleep can restore your spirit, sleep can restore chi, sleep is beneficial for the stomach and the spleen and sleep can strengthen your bones and build your muscles." There's always something to learn from the experience of those from pre-modern China.
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是啊，简单的说“颜体“饱满，“柳体”精瘦哈，所以史上也有“颜筋柳骨”的说法，练习书法修身养性，也是一种艺术的熏陶，真不错！
shì a ，jiǎndān de shuō “yántǐ “bǎomǎn ，“Liǔtǐ ”jīngshòu hā ，suǒyǐ shǐ shàng yě yǒu “yánjīnliǔgǔ ”de shuōfa ，liànxí shūfǎ xiūshēnyǎngxìng ，yě shì yīzhǒng yìshù de xūntáo ，zhēn bù cuò ！
Yeah, simply speaking the Yan style is fuller, while the Liu style is finer, so historically there has been the saying "Yan provides the muscle, while Liu provides the bones". Practicing calligraphy cultivates one's moral character and spirit, it's also an artistic training, it's great!
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你这死脑筋，我订了东部海岸的饭店，面海第一排，看过去就是一望无际的太平洋，先确认一月一号的日出时间，破晓前就站上阳台，保准能迎接2016年的第一道阳光。
nǐ zhè sǐnǎojīn ，wǒ dìng le dōngbù hǎiàn de fàndiàn ，miànhǎi dì yīpái ，kàn guòqù jiùshì yīwàngwújì de tàipíng yáng ，xiān quèrèn yīyuè yī hào de rìchū shíjiān ，pòxiǎo qián jiù zhàn shàng yángtái ，bǎozhǔn néng yíngjiē 2016 nián de dì yī dào yángguāng 。
You nincompoop, I booked a hotel on the East coast, right on the shore front. Just looking out from there you can see the boundless Pacific. First we will confirm the time the sun comes up on January 1 and we can gather to stand on the balcony just before daybreak, to guarantee we'll be able to welcome in the first sun rays of 2016.
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什么药也没下，每次还得劈叉拉筋，痛得要命，不过，他颜值高啊哈哈哈！
shénme yào yě méi xià ，měicì hái děi pīchà lājīn ，tòng de yàomìng ，bùguò ，tā yánzhí gāo ā hā hā hā ！
He hasn't put anything in my drink. Every time I have to do the splits to stretch, it hurts like hell, but he's really hot, ha ha!
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起来动动也好，我去拿点喝的来，大家松松筋骨。
qǐlái dòngdòng yěhǎo ，wǒ qù ná diǎnr hē de lái ，dàjiā sōng song jīngǔ 。
It's good to get up and walk around for a bit. I'll go order something to drink. Everybody can stretch their legs.
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等等，我要改半筋半肉，卤大肠要两份。
děngdeng ，wǒ yào gǎi bànjīn bànròu ，lǔ dàcháng yào liǎng fèn 。
Wait! I want to change to a mixture of tendons and meat too and I want two portions of the stewed intestines.
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我要半筋半肉，再加一盘豆干。
wǒ yào bànjīn bànròu ，zài jiā yī pán dòugān 。
I want beef noodles with a mixture of meat and tendon and a plate of dried tofu.
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这些想法看起来简单，实施也没那么难，但如何向市场推行要动动脑筋。
zhèxiē xiǎngfǎ kàn qǐlái jiǎndān ，shíshī yě méi nàme nán ，dàn rúhé xiàng shìchǎng tuīxíng yào dòngdòng nǎojīn 。
These ideas look simple and the implementation is not that hard, but we will have to figure out how to take it to the market.
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嗯，这个有缓解压力的功效，还能补肝肾，强筋骨。
ng4 ，zhège yǒu huǎnjiě yālì de gōngxiào ，hái néng bǔ gān shèn ，qiáng jīn gǔ 。
Yes, this treatment is good for relieving stress and it increases liver and kidney function, as well as strengthening the muscles and bones.
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