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脊梁
脊梁
(jǐ liáng): Backbone (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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脊 • jǐ • spine, backbone, ridge
jǐ
脊
spine, backbone, ridge
梁 • liáng • bridge; beam; roof beam
liáng
梁
bridge; beam; roof beam
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 脊梁.
Words with
脊
山脊
shān jǐ
mountain ridge
脊柱
jǐ zhù
spine; spinal column
脊椎
jǐ zhuī
spine
脊背
jǐ bèi
back (of the body)
脊骨
jǐ gǔ
spine, backbone
脊髓
jǐ suǐ
spinal cord
Words with
梁
桥梁
qiáo liáng
bridge; approach
栋梁
dòng liáng
Pillar / backbone
横梁
héng liáng
crossbeam, beam
鼻梁
bí liáng
bridge of the nose
偷梁换柱
tōu liáng huàn zhù
to secretly replace the real with the fake; to perpetrate a fraud by substituting one thing for another
悬梁刺股
xuán liáng cì gǔ
to study with extreme diligence and perseverance, even resorting to painful methods to stay awake
4.
How to Use 脊梁 in Sentences
Idiom
with
骨
jǐ
脊
liang
梁
gǔ
骨
neutral
backbone (literal)
Verb + Object
with
挺直
tǐng
挺
zhí
直
jǐ
脊
liang
梁
Adjective + Noun
with
钢铁
gāng
钢
tiě
铁
jǐ
脊
liang
梁
Possessive + Noun
with
民族
mín
民
zú
族
de
的
jǐ
脊
liang
梁
5.
Example Sentences with 脊梁
tā
他
shì
是
wǒ
我
men
们
jiā
家
de
的
jí
neutral
straighten one's back
formal
Written
iron backbone
formal
Written
backbone of the nation
脊
liáng
梁
。
He is the backbone of our family.
tā
他
tǐng
挺
zhí
直
le
了
jǐ
脊
liáng
梁
，
jiān
坚
dìng
定
dì
地
zǒu
走
xiàng
向
le
了
yǎn
演
jiǎng
讲
tái
台
。
He straightened his backbone and walked firmly towards the podium.
zhè
这
xiē
些
kē
科
yán
研
gōng
工
zuò
作
zhě
者
shì
是
guó
国
jiā
家
kē
科
jì
技
fā
发
zhǎn
展
de
的
jǐ
脊
liáng
梁
。
These scientific researchers are the backbone of the nation's technological development.
nán
难
dào
道
nǐ
你
bú
不
rèn
认
wéi
为
zhèng
正
zhí
直
de
的
pǐn
品
gé
格
shì
是
shè
社
huì
会
de
的
jǐ
脊
liáng
梁
ma
吗
？
Don't you think integrity is the backbone of society?
zài
在
jù
巨
dà
大
de
的
yā
压
lì
力
xià
下
，
tā
他
de
的
jǐ
脊
liáng
梁
bìng
并
méi
没
yǒu
有
bèi
被
yā
压
wān
弯
。
Under immense pressure, his backbone did not bend.
