挨肩擦膀 — “To rub shoulders and brush elbows”
挨肩擦膀 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rub shoulders and brush elbows”. To be packed tightly together in a crowd. Literally, “shoulder to shoulder, rubbing arms”.
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挨肩擦膀 Pronunciation and Pinyin
挨肩擦膀 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 挨肩擦膀
节假日期间，公园里总是人山人海，游客们挨肩擦膀地往前挪动
During holidays, the park is always bustling with people, and visitors move forward shoulder to shoulder, brushing arms.
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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
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What does 挨肩擦膀 mean?
挨肩擦膀 (āi jiān cā bǎng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rub shoulders and brush elbows”.
How do you pronounce 挨肩擦膀?
挨肩擦膀 is pronounced āi jiān cā bǎng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 挨肩擦膀 literally mean?
Literally, 挨肩擦膀 means “shoulder to shoulder, rubbing arms”. It is used to mean “to rub shoulders and brush elbows”.
What is the Chinese definition of 挨肩擦膀?
指身体相贴近。也形容人群拥挤。