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肌肉 (jī ròu): Muscle (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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3.

Character Breakdown

肌 • jī • flesh; muscle tissue
jī肌

flesh; muscle tissue

肉 • ròu • flesh; meat
ròu肉

flesh; meat

Word Info

Pinyinjī ròu
Meaningmuscle
Characters2
SyntaxNoun

HSK 5 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 肌肉.

  • 耽误dān wudelay; hold up
  • 包括bāo kuòinclude
  • 承受chéng shòuto bear; support; to endure; inherit
  • 担任dān rènassume the office of; to hold the post of
  • 导致dǎo zhìto cause; lead to; result in
  • 不安bù ānuneasy; unsettled; unstable
  • 安装ān zhuāngto install; mount; erect
  • 宝贵bǎo guìvaluable; precious
  • 抽屉chōu tidrawer
  • 池塘chí tángpool; pond
  • 从此cóng cǐfrom this time on; from now; then on
  • 刺激cì jīto stimulate; provoke; irritate
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 肌肉.

Words with 肌
  • 肌肤jī fūSkin
  • 心肌xīn jīcardiac muscle; myocardium
  • 胸肌xiōng jīpectoral muscles; chest muscles
  • 腹肌
fù jī
abdominal muscles; abs
  • 括约肌kuò yuē jīsphincter muscle
    • Words with 肉
    • 羊肉yáng ròumutton
    • 剁肉duò ròuchop meat
    • 咸肉xián ròusalted meat; bacon
    • 烤肉kǎo ròubarbecue (lit. roast meat)
    • 熏肉xūn ròusmoked meat
    • 牛肉niú ròubeef
    • 狗肉gǒu ròudog meat
    • 猪肉zhū ròupork
    4.

    How to Use 肌肉 in Sentences

    Verb + Object
    fàng放
    sōng松
    jī肌
    ròu肉
    neutral
    relax muscles
    duàn锻
    liàn炼
    jī肌
    ròu肉
    neutral
    exercise muscles
    Noun + Adjectivewith酸痛
    jī肌
    ròu肉
    suān酸
    tòng痛
    Measure Word + Nounwith块
    yí一
    kuài块
    jī肌
    ròu肉
    Adjective + Nounwith强壮
    qiáng强
    zhuàng壮
    de的
    jī肌
    ròu肉
    5.

    Example Sentences with 肌肉

    wǒ我
    de的
    shǒu手
    bì臂
    yǒu有
    jī肌
    neutral
    muscle soreness
    neutral
    a piece of muscle
    neutral
    strong muscles
    ròu
    肉
    。
    My arm has muscles.
    cháng长
    shí时
    jiān间
    bú不
    yùn运
    dòng动
    huì会
    dǎo导
    zhì致
    jī肌
    ròu肉
    wěi萎
    suō缩
    ，
    yǐng影
    xiǎng响
    shēn身
    tǐ体
    jiàn健
    kāng康
    。
    Lack of exercise for a long time can lead to muscle atrophy, affecting physical health.
    nǐ你
    zuì最
    jìn近
    shì是
    bu不
    shì是
    zài在
    jiàn健
    shēn身
    ？
    gǎn感
    jué觉
    nǐ你
    de的
    jī肌
    ròu肉
    xiàn线
    tiáo条
    míng明
    xiǎn显
    duō多
    le了
    。
    Have you been working out lately? Your muscle definition seems much more noticeable.
    tā他
    měi每
    tiān天
    duàn锻
    liàn炼
    ，
    suǒ所
    yǐ以
    jī肌
    ròu肉
    hěn很
    jiē结
    shi实
    。
    He exercises every day, so his muscles are very firm.
    wèi为
    shén什
    me么
    jù剧
    liè烈
    yùn运
    dòng动
    hòu后
    ，
    jī肌
    ròu肉
    huì会
    gǎn感
    dào到
    suān酸
    tòng痛
    ne呢
    ？
    Why do muscles feel sore after intense exercise?