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肩上 (jiān shàng): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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肩上 (jiān shàng): On the shoulder (noun phrase (location)) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

肩上 consists of 2 characters.

肩 • jiān • shoulder

jiān肩

shoulder

上 • shàng • up; above • HSK 2.0 L1

HSK 1

shàng上

up; above

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Pinyinjiān shàng

Meaningon the shoulder

Characters2

HSK—

Syntaxnoun phrase (location)

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Example Sentences with 肩上

Tā他

bǎ把

shū书

bāo包

fàng放

zài在

jiān肩

shàng上

，

zǒu走

chū出

le了

jiào教

shì室

。

He put his bag on his shoulder and walked out of the classroom.

Zhè这

ge个

zé责

rèn任

luò落

zài在

tā他

de的

jiān肩

shàng

上

，

tā他

bì必

xū须

wán完

chéng成

。

This responsibility falls on his shoulders, and he must complete it.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 肩上.

Words with 肩

肩膀jiān bǎngshoulder
并肩bìng jiānSide by side
肩负jiān fùUndertake
披肩pī jiānshawl; cape
耸肩sǒng jiānshrug shoulders
并肩作战bìng jiān zuò zhànfight side by side
擦肩而过cā jiān ér guòto brush past someone; to miss by a narrow margin

Words with 上

上午shàng wǔmorning
上学shàng xuéto go to school
上课shàng kèto go to class
上去shàng quto go up
上来

shàng lai

to come up

上班shàng bānstart work

上面shàng miànon top of

早上zǎo shangearly morning