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踵接肩摩 — “Shoulders rubbing and heels treading on each other”

踵接肩摩 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Shoulders rubbing and heels treading on each other”. Describes a large, dense, and bustling crowd where people are so numerous and close together that they are constantly touching. Literally, “Heels connecting, shoulders rubbing”.

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踵接肩摩 Pronunciation and Pinyin

踵接肩摩 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
踵
zhǒng16heel; follow closely; arrive
接
jiē11connect, receive, or meet
肩
jiān8shoulder
摩
mó15rub, chafe, or touch

Example Sentence with 踵接肩摩

节日的商业街上,游人如织,踵接肩摩,一片热闹景象。
On the festive commercial street, visitors were like weaving threads, shoulders rubbing and heels treading, presenting a bustling scene.

Idioms Related to 踵接肩摩

Synonyms of 踵接肩摩

  • mó摩jiān肩jiē接zhǒng踵crowded shoulder to shoulder
  • jiān肩mó摩zhǒng踵jiē接shoulders rubbing, heels touching

More idioms starting with 踵

  • zhǒng踵shì事zēng增huá华build on past achievements, enhance them
  • zhǒng踵jué决zhǒu肘jiàn见in rags, extremely poor
  • zhǒng踵wǔ武qián前xián贤Emulate former sages
  • zhǒng踵wǔ武xiāng相jiē接following in continuous succession
  • zhǒng踵zú足xiāng相jiē接one after another in a continuous stream
  • zhǒng踵zhǐ趾xiāng相jiē接an endless stream of people
  • zhǒng踵jì迹xiāng相jiē接a continuous stream of people

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What does 踵接肩摩 mean?

踵接肩摩 (zhǒng jiē jiān mó) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Shoulders rubbing and heels treading on each other”.

How do you pronounce 踵接肩摩?

踵接肩摩 is pronounced zhǒng jiē jiān mó in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 踵接肩摩 literally mean?

Literally, 踵接肩摩 means “Heels connecting, shoulders rubbing”. It is used to mean “Shoulders rubbing and heels treading on each other”.

What is the Chinese definition of 踵接肩摩?

摩肩接踵。肩挨肩,脚碰脚。形容人多,拥挤不堪。

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