肩
jiān
Pinyin

Definition

肩
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jiān
  1. shoulder
  2. to shoulder (responsibilities etc)

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

掮
qián
  1. 1 to carry on the shoulder

Related Words (20)

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
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
擦肩而过
cā jiān ér guò
  1. 1 brief encounter
  2. 2 to brush past sb

Idioms (2)

勾肩搭背
gōu jiān dā bèi
  1. 1 arms around each other's shoulders (idiom)
秀发垂肩
xiù fà chuí jiān
  1. 1 beautiful shoulder length hair (idiom)

Sample Sentences

粤港澳大湾区是改革开放四十周年再阔步出发的一个生动注脚。由香港、澳门两个特别行政区和广东省的广州、深圳、珠海、佛山、中山、东莞、肇庆、江门、惠州等九市组成的城市群，是国家建设世界级城市群和参与全球竞争的重要载体，与美国纽约湾区旧金山湾区和日本东京湾区比肩的世界四大湾区之一。
yuègǎngàodàwānqū shì gǎigékāifàng sìshí zhōunián zài kuòbù chūfā de yīgē shēngdòng zhùjiǎo 。yóu Xiānggǎng 、Àomén liǎnggè tèbié xíngzhèngqū hé Guǎngdōngshěng de Guǎngzhōu 、Shēnzhèn 、Zhūhǎi 、Fóshān 、Zhōngshān 、Dōngguǎn 、Zhàoqìng 、Jiāngmén 、Huìzhōu děng jiǔ shì zǔchéng de chéngshì qún ，shì guójiā jiànshè shìjièjí chéngshì qún hé cānyù quánqiú jìngzhēng de zhòngyào zàitǐ ，yǔ Měiguó Niǔyuē wānqū Jiùjīnshān wānqū hé Rìběn Dōngjīng wānqū bǐjiān de shìjiè sìdà wānqū zhīyī 。
The Greater Bay project is a landmark initiative by the Chinese government and is a stride forward for China’s urbanization strategy after 40 years of economic reforms and expansion. It comprises two Special Administrative Regions- Hongkong and Macau and nine other cities in the Guangdong province -Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Zhongshan, Dongguan, Zhaoqing, Jiangmen and Huizhou. They are China’s ambition to create a world class city cluster to compete on the world stage - one that is on par to other city clusters such as Greater New York, San Francisco Bay Area and Greater Tokyo Area.
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不同文明、宗教、种族求同存异、开放包容，并肩书写相互尊重的壮丽诗篇，携手绘就共同发展的美好画卷。
bùtóng wénmíng 、zōngjiào 、zhǒngzú qiútóngcúnyì 、kāifàng bāoróng ，bìngjiān shūxiě xiānghù zūnzhòng de zhuànglì shīpiān ，xiéshǒu huì jiù gòngtóng fāzhǎn de měihǎo huàjuǎn 。
Different civilizations, religions and races must seek common ground, be open and tolerant with one another, coming shoulder to shoulder to write respectful odes to one another, joining hands to forge beautiful parchments marking joint development.
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我也不愿意啊！我前阵子右肩韧带拉伤，腰上的旧伤也一直没复原，所以想先把伤养好了再开始练。
wǒ yě bù yuànyì ā ！wǒ qián zhènzi yòu jiān rèndài lāshāng ，yāo shàng de jiù shāng yě yīzhí méi fùyuán ，suǒyǐ xiǎng xiān bǎ shāng yǎng hǎo le zài kāishǐ liàn 。
It’s not through lack of intention! I pulled a ligament in my right shoulder recently, and the old wound above my hip still hasn’t fully recovered, so I will start exercising again once my injury is better.
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就是啊，当然啦，你丰满的胸部大概给你增加了不少实际的重量，所以肩膀一放松就含胸了，这一含胸连带着就驼背了，一驼背脖子就前倾了，不是我打击你啊，这脖子一前倾就像缩头乌龟一样了。
jiùshì ā ，dāngrán la ，nǐ fēngmǎn de xiōngbù dàgài gěi nǐ zēngjiā le bùshǎo shíjì de zhòngliàng ，suǒyǐ jiānbǎng yī fàngsōng jiù hánxiōng le ，zhè yī hánxiōng liándài zhe jiù tuóbèi le ，yī tuóbèi bózi jiù qiánqīng le ，bùshì wǒ dǎjī nǐ ā ，zhè bózi yī qiánqīng jiù xiàng suōtóu wūguī yīyàng le 。
That's it. Of course. Your ample bosom probably adds some actual weight to you, so as soon as you relax your shoulders, it sucks your breasts in a bit. You holding your breasts in leads to you stooping. When you stoop your neck hunches forward. I'm not attacking you, but the way your neck hunches over makes you look like a turtle with its head in its shell.
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对，沉肩抬头挺胸缩小腹，就跟京剧演员起范儿一样，这范儿一起自然而然就进入状态了。此外呢，说话语调缓和一些，别跟只鹦鹉似的，这些都是外在的辅助。内在的信心就得靠知识的内化和好心态了。
duì ，chénjiān táitóutǐngxiōng suō xiǎofù ，jiù gēn jīngjù yǎnyuán qǐfànr yīyàng ，zhè fànr yī qǐ zìrán ér rán jiù jìnrù zhuàngtài le 。cǐwài ne ，shuōhuà yǔdiào huǎnhé yīxiē ，bié gēn zhī yīngwǔ shìde ，zhèxiē dōu shì wàizài de fǔzhù 。nèizài de xìnxīn jiù děi kào zhīshi de nèihuà hé hǎo xīntài le 。
Yes, sinking your shoulders and pushing your chest out shrinks your lower abdomen. Assume the bearing of a Peking Opera actor about to perform, and once you take on these airs, they'll become natural for you. As well as this, you should speak in a milder tone, and not squawk like a parrot. These are all things that can help you externally. As for your inner confidence, for that you have to rely on internalizing knowledge and a good attitude.
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吸气、吐气、吸气、吐气，注意力随着呼吸渐渐往下移，移到你的头，你的脖子，肩膀，手臂…好，下课，谢谢大家。
xīqì 、tùqì 、xīqì 、tùqì ，zhùyìlì suí zhe hūxī jiànjiàn wǎng xià yí ，yídào nǐ de tóu ，nǐ de bózi ，jiānbǎng ，shǒubì …hǎo ，xiàkè ，xièxie dàjiā 。
Breathe in, breathe out, breathe in, breathe out. Let your concentration follow your breath gradually downwards, towards your head, your neck, your shoulders, your arms... OK, that's it for today. Thanks, everyone!
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嗯...对了，如果觉得肩膀很沉重的时候，千万不要自拍哦，小心肩膀上有“人”与你合影。
ng4 ...duì le ，rúguǒ juéde jiānbǎng hěn chénzhòng de shíhou ，qiānwàn bù yào zìpāi ò ，xiǎoxīn jiānbǎng shàng yǒu “rén ”yǔ nǐ héyǐng 。
Hm... oh yes, if you feel like there is something heavy on your shoulder, you definitely shouldn't take a selfie, as if you're not careful there may be a "person" on your shoulder in the picture with you.
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这是因为你太紧张，会耸肩。
zhè shì yīnwèi nǐ tài jǐnzhāng ，huì sǒngjiān 。
That's because you're too tense. You tend to tense your shoulders.
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可是我都会先松松肩膀再开始拉琴啊。
kěshì wǒ dōuhuì xiān sōng song jiānbǎng zài kāishǐ lā qín ā 。
But I always loosen up my shoulders before I start playing.
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老师，我练琴第一个礼拜，就练到肩膀好痠，几乎不能动，怎么办？
lǎoshī ，wǒ liàn qín dì yī ge lǐbài ，jiù liàn dào jiānbǎng hǎo suān ，jīhū bù néng dòng ，zěnme bàn ？
Sir, I've been practicing the erhu for a week and already my shoulders are aching. I can hardly even move, what should I do?
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