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挨肩擦脸 — “To rub shoulders and touch faces”

挨肩擦脸 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rub shoulders and touch faces”. To behave intimately or indecorously with another person. Literally, “rub shoulders, rub faces”.

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挨肩擦脸 Pronunciation and Pinyin

挨肩擦脸 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
挨
āi10suffer, endure, or delay
肩
jiān8shoulder
擦
cā17wipe, rub, or clean
脸
liǎn11face, dignity, surface

Example Sentence with 挨肩擦脸

他们在派对上挨肩擦脸,举止亲密,引起了一些人的侧目。
At the party, they were rubbing shoulders and touching faces, behaving intimately, which drew some curious glances.

Idioms Related to 挨肩擦脸

Synonyms of 挨肩擦脸

  • āi挨jiān肩dā搭bèi背extremely intimate and affectionate

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cā擦bèi背jostling in a crowded place

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Questions about 挨肩擦脸

What does 挨肩擦脸 mean?

挨肩擦脸 (āi jiān cā liǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rub shoulders and touch faces”.

How do you pronounce 挨肩擦脸?

挨肩擦脸 is pronounced āi jiān cā liǎn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 挨肩擦脸 literally mean?

Literally, 挨肩擦脸 means “rub shoulders, rub faces”. It is used to mean “to rub shoulders and touch faces”.

What is the Chinese definition of 挨肩擦脸?

挨:靠近。擦,接触。形容狎昵之状。

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