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亚肩叠背 — “Extremely crowded”

亚肩叠背 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “extremely crowded”. Shoulder to shoulder and back to back. Literally, “shoulders rubbing, backs overlapping”.

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亚肩叠背 Pronunciation and Pinyin

亚肩叠背 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
亚
yà6second to; sub-; Asia
肩
jiān8shoulder
叠
dié13overlap, fold, pile up
背
bèi9back, carry, recite, violate

Example Sentence with 亚肩叠背

在热门景点,游客们常常亚肩叠背,摩肩接踵。
At popular attractions, tourists are often extremely crowded, shoulder to shoulder.

Idioms Related to 亚肩叠背

Synonyms of 亚肩叠背

  • yā压jiān肩dié叠bèi背a dense crowd of people

More idioms starting with 亚

  • yà亚jiān肩dié迭bèi背packed shoulder to shoulder and back to back

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What does 亚肩叠背 mean?

亚肩叠背 (yà jiān dié bèi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “extremely crowded”.

How do you pronounce 亚肩叠背?

亚肩叠背 is pronounced yà jiān dié bèi in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 亚肩叠背 literally mean?

Literally, 亚肩叠背 means “shoulders rubbing, backs overlapping”. It is used to mean “extremely crowded”.

What is the Chinese definition of 亚肩叠背?

前后的人肩背紧挨着。形容人多拥挤。

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