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比肩连袂
比肩连袂
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比肩连袂

比肩连袂 — “Shoulders abreast and sleeves connected”

比肩连袂 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Shoulders abreast and sleeves connected”. Describes a continuous flow or a dense crowd, usually referring to people coming and going in large numbers. Literally, “Shoulder to shoulder, sleeves joined”.

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比肩连袂 Pronunciation and Pinyin

比肩连袂 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
比
bǐ4compare, compete, or ratio
肩
jiān8shoulder
连
lián8to connect, link, continuously
袂
mèi9sleeve of clothing

Example Sentence with 比肩连袂

音乐会结束后,观众们比肩连袂地走出剧场,场面十分热闹。
After the concert, the audience members exited the theater in a continuous stream, shoulder to shoulder, creating a lively scene.

Idioms Related to 比肩连袂

Synonyms of 比肩连袂

  • jiē接èr二lián连sān三one after another in quick succession

Antonyms of 比肩连袂

  • duàn断duàn断xù续xù续intermittent, on and off

More idioms starting with 比

  • bǐ比shàng上bù不zú足,,bǐ比xià下yǒu有yú余not the best, but better than most
  • bǐ比xià下yǒu有yú余better than some, so content
  • bǐ比zhòng众bù不tóng同distinctly different from the rest
  • bǐ比wū屋kě可fēng封virtuous households everywhere
  • bǐ比wū屋kě可zhū诛Widespread wickedness deserving punishment
  • bǐ比wū屋ér而fēng封Every household is honored
  • bǐ比wū屋lián连méng甍houses densely packed, roofs almost touching
  • bǐ比suì岁bù不dēng登Repeated years of poor harvests
  • bǐ比nián年bù不dēng登successive years of poor harvests
  • bǐ比zhāng张bǐ比lǐ李compare from many angles
  • bǐ比hù户kě可fēng封Every household is worthy of ennoblement
  • bǐ比shǒu手huà划jiǎo脚talk with lively hand gestures

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Questions about 比肩连袂

What does 比肩连袂 mean?

比肩连袂 (bǐ jiān lián mèi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Shoulders abreast and sleeves connected”.

How do you pronounce 比肩连袂?

比肩连袂 is pronounced bǐ jiān lián mèi in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 比肩连袂 literally mean?

Literally, 比肩连袂 means “Shoulder to shoulder, sleeves joined”. It is used to mean “Shoulders abreast and sleeves connected”.

What is the Chinese definition of 比肩连袂?

肩膀相并,衣袖相连。形容连接不断。

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