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肩膀 (jiān bǎng): Shoulder (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 2.0Level 5
HSK 3.0Level 6
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Character Breakdown

肩膀 consists of 2 characters.

肩
jiān
shoulder
膀
bǎng
upper arm, shoulder

Word Info

Pinyinjiān bǎng
Meaningshoulder
Characters2
HSK 2.0Level 5
HSK 3.0Level 6
SyntaxNoun
Word肩膀
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3.

How to Use 肩膀 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 肩膀 with other words naturally.

Subject + Verb
jiān肩
bǎng膀
fàng放
sōng松
neutral
relax the shoulders
jiān肩
bǎng膀
téng疼
neutral
shoulder pain
Measure Word + Nounwith个
yí一
gè个
jiān肩
bǎng膀
Verb + Objectwith拍
pāi拍
jiān肩
bǎng膀
neutral
pat on the shoulder
Adjective + Nounwith宽
kuān宽
jiān肩
bǎng膀
neutral
broad shoulders
4.

Example Sentences with 肩膀

wǒ我
de的
jiān肩
bǎng膀
hěn很
kuān宽
。
neutral
one shoulder
My shoulders are very broad.
jīng经
guò过
yì一
zhěng整
tiān天
de的
fú伏
àn案
gōng工
zuò作
,
wǒ我
de的
jiān肩
bǎng膀
gǎn感
dào到
yì异
cháng常
jiāng僵
yìng硬
hé和
suān酸
tòng痛
。
After a whole day of desk work, my shoulders feel unusually stiff and sore.
zài在
zhèng正
shì式
huì会
yì议
shàng上
,
tā他
shǐ始
zhōng终
bǎo保
chí持
zhe着
tǐng挺
zhí直
de的
jiān肩
bǎng膀
,
xiǎn显
de得
gé格
wài外
zì自
xìn信
。
During the formal meeting, he consistently kept his shoulders straight, appearing exceptionally confident.
tā他
pāi拍
le了
pāi拍
wǒ我
de的
jiān肩
bǎng膀
,
gǔ鼓
lì励
wǒ我
jì继
xù续
nǔ努
lì力
。
He patted my shoulder to encourage me to keep working hard.
nǐ你
néng能
fǒu否
bāng帮
wǒ我
àn按
mó摩
yí一
xià下
suān酸
tòng痛
de的
zuǒ左
jiān肩
bǎng膀
?
tā它
yǐ已
jīng经
kùn困
rǎo扰
wǒ我
hǎo好
jǐ几
tiān天
le了
。
Could you help me massage my sore left shoulder? It has been bothering me for several days.
jǐn尽
guǎn管
rèn任
wu务
fán繁
zhòng重
,
dàn但
tā他
cóng从
wèi未
yòng用
jiān肩
bǎng膀
suān酸
tòng痛
zuò作
wéi为
tuī推
xiè卸
zé责
rèn任
de的
jiè借
kǒu口
。
Despite the heavy workload, he never used shoulder pain as an excuse to shirk responsibility.
zuò作
wéi为
tuán团
duì队
lǐng领
dǎo导
,
tā他
yǒng勇
gǎn敢
dì地
chéng承
dān担
qǐ起
le了
zhè这
ge个
zhòng重
rèn任
,
zhǎn展
xiàn现
le了
jiān坚
shí实
de的
jiān肩
bǎng膀
。
As the team leader, he bravely took on this heavy responsibility, demonstrating strong shoulders.
tā他
bù不
jǐn仅
yòng用
kuān宽
hòu厚
de的
jiān肩
bǎng膀
chéng承
dān担
le了
jiā家
tíng庭
zhòng重
dàn担
,
hái还
jī积
jí极
tóu投
shēn身
yú于
shè社
qū区
gōng公
yì益
shì事
yè业
。
He not only bore the heavy burden of the family with his broad shoulders but also actively engaged in community public service.

HSK 5 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 肩膀.

  • 产品chǎn pǐnproduct
  • 标点biāo diǎnpunctuation
  • 表明biǎo míngmake known; state clearly; indicate
  • 辞职cí zhíto resign; hand in one's resignation
  • 充满chōng mǎnbe filled with; be full of
  • 毕竟bì jìngafter all; all in all; when all is said and done
  • 抽屉chōu tidrawer
  • 单独dān dúalone; by oneself; on one's own; single-handed
  • 财产cái chǎnproperty; assets; estate
  • 彩虹cǎi hóngrainbow
  • 包括bāo kuòinclude
  • 承认chéng rènto admit; to acknowledge; to recognise
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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 肩膀.

Words with 肩
  • 并肩bìng jiānHSK 7-9
  • 肩负jiān fùHSK 7-9
Words with 膀
  • 翅膀chì bǎngHSK 5