jiān

HSK 5

肩 (jiān) is a Chinese word meaning “shoulder; to shoulder (responsibilities etc)”.

Meanings

  1. 1shoulder
  2. 2to shoulder (responsibilities etc)
Part of speech
noun

Related words

肩膀shoulder并肩alongside并肩作战(idiom) to fight side by side; (by extension) to join forces披肩cape肩负to shoulder (a burden)擦肩而过to brush past; to pass by (sb)耸肩to shrug one's shoulders肩胛骨scapula肩头on one's shoulders肩章epaulet垫肩shoulder pad肩胛shoulder

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