肘
zhǒu
Pinyin

Definition

肘
 - 
zhǒu
  1. elbow
  2. pork shoulder

Character Decomposition

Related Words (7)

肘子
zhǒu zi
  1. 1 pork shoulder
  2. 2 (coll.) elbow
手肘
shǒu zhǒu
  1. 1 elbow
捉襟见肘
zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu
  1. 1 lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)
  2. 2 strapped for cash
  3. 3 unable to make ends meet
胳膊肘
gē bo zhǒu
  1. 1 elbow
掣肘
chè zhǒu
  1. 1 (lit.) to hold sb by the elbow
  2. 2 (fig.) to hold back
  3. 3 to impede
  4. 4 to handicap

Idioms (3)

捉襟见肘
zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu
  1. 1 lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)
  2. 2 strapped for cash
  3. 3 unable to make ends meet
胳膊肘朝外拐
gē bo zhǒu cháo wài guǎi
  1. 1 the elbow turns the wrong way
  2. 2 to favor an outsider instead of someone on one's own side (idiom)
变生肘腋
biàn shēng zhǒu yè
  1. 1 lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep
  2. 2 trouble or danger in one's own backyard

Sample Sentences

对，支持脱欧派声称，百分之九十的英国经济与对欧盟的贸易无关，但仍然受欧盟规章的掣肘，所以摆脱欧盟将使英国许多中小企业无需再受欧盟规章制度的钳制，就业机会也会因此增多。
duì ，zhīchí tuōōu pài shēngchēng ，bǎifēnzhī jiǔshí de Yīngguó jīngjì yǔ duì Ōuméng de màoyì wúguān ，dàn réngrán shòu Ōuméng guīzhāng de chèzhǒu ，suǒyǐ bǎituō Ōuméng jiāng shǐ Yīngguó xǔduō zhōngxiǎo qìyè wú xū zài shòu Ōuméng guīzhāng zhìdù de qiánzhì ，jiùyè jīhuì yě huì yīncǐ zēngduō 。
Yes, the pro-Brexit camp have stated that 90% of the British economy has nothing to do with trade with the EU, but is still impeded by EU regulations. So breaking free of the EU will mean that many small and medium-sized businesses in the UK will no longer be restrained by EU regulations. This will also result in a growth in employment.
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左手手肘要离开身体，记得吗？这样你的手腕才能够自然地转动，对！就是这样。
zuǒshǒu shǒuzhǒu yào líkāi shēntǐ ，jìde ma ？zhèyàng nǐ de shǒuwàn cái nénggòu zìrán de zhuǎndòng ，duì ！jiùshì zhèyàng 。
Your left elbow should be further away from your body, do you remember? This way your wrist can turn more naturally, yes! That's the way.
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这样...东坡肘子吧，还有，开水白菜。
zhèyàng ...dōngpōzhǒuzi ba ，háiyǒu ，kāishuǐbáicài 。
What about... Dongpo pork shoulder and there's also steamed Chinese cabbage soup.
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吸气，上半身离开地板，手肘往内夹。
xīqì ，shàngbànshēn líkāi dìbǎn ，shǒuzhǒu wǎng nèi jiā 。
Breathe in, with the top of your body off the ground and push your elbows inwards.
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好，三、二、一，手肘弯，上半身慢慢回到原来的位置，放松。
hǎo ，sān 、èr 、yī ，shǒuzhǒu wān ，shàngbànshēn mànmàn huí dào yuánlái de wèizhi ，fàngsōng 。
OK, three, two, one, twist your elbows, then return your upper body to its original position and relax.
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不把胳膊肘放在桌上怎么吃？
bù bǎ gēbo zhǒu fàng zài zhuō shàng zěnme chī ？
How do you eat if you can't put your elbows on the table?
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还有一点，吃饭的时候要坐直挺胸，不要把胳膊肘放在桌上。
háiyǒu yīdiǎn ，chīfàn de shíhou yào zuò zhí tǐngxiōng ，bù yào bǎ gēbo zhǒu fàng zài zhuō shàng 。
There's one other point. When you're eating you should sit up straight and not put your elbows on the table.
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