挨肩擦背 — “Describes a scene where people are very crowded”
挨肩擦背 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a scene where people are very crowded”. Rubbing shoulders and brushing backs. Literally, “shoulder to shoulder, back to back”.
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挨肩擦背 Pronunciation and Pinyin
挨肩擦背 Character Breakdown
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节假日期间，热门景点总是人山人海，游客们挨肩擦背，挤得水泄不通。
During holidays, popular tourist spots are always packed with people, with visitors rubbing shoulders and brushing backs in the dense crowd.
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More idioms starting with 挨
- āi挨sān三dǐng顶wǔ五a continuous stream of people
- āi挨dòng冻shòu受jī饥suffer from cold and hunger
- ái挨dòng冻shòu受è饿suffer from cold and hunger
- āi挨jiā家àn按hù户from house to house
- āi挨jiā家āi挨hù户from house to house
- āi挨shān山sè塞hǎi海jam-packed with people
- ái挨dǎ打shòu受qì气suffer physical abuse and verbal humiliation
- ái挨dǎ打shòu受mà骂to suffer physical and and verbal abuse
- āi挨jiān肩dié叠bèi背packed shoulder to shoulder and back to back
- āi挨jiān肩bìng并zú足packed shoulder to shoulder and foot to foot
- āi挨jiān肩dā搭bèi背extremely intimate and affectionate
- āi挨jiān肩cā擦liǎn脸behave intimately or indecorously
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Open the tool →Questions about 挨肩擦背
What does 挨肩擦背 mean?
挨肩擦背 (āi jiān cā bèi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a scene where people are very crowded”.
How do you pronounce 挨肩擦背?
挨肩擦背 is pronounced āi jiān cā bèi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 挨肩擦背 literally mean?
Literally, 挨肩擦背 means “shoulder to shoulder, back to back”. It is used to mean “describes a scene where people are very crowded”.
What is the Chinese definition of 挨肩擦背?
肩挨肩，背擦背。形容人多拥挤。