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肩摩踵接 — “To rub shoulders and tread on heels”

肩摩踵接 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rub shoulders and tread on heels”. Describing a dense crowd or bustling scene where people are tightly packed together. Literally, “shoulders rubbing, heels touching”.

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肩摩踵接 Pronunciation and Pinyin

肩摩踵接 Character Breakdown

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

Example Sentence with 肩摩踵接

节假日期间,热门景点总是游客如织,肩摩踵接。
During holidays, popular tourist attractions are always packed with visitors, shoulders rubbing and heels touching.

Idioms Related to 肩摩踵接

Antonyms of 肩摩踵接

  • dì地guǎng广rén人xī稀vast land, sparse population

More idioms starting with 肩

  • jiān肩cóng从chǐ齿xù序Associate respectfully by age
  • jiān肩láo劳rèn任yuàn怨bear hard work and endure blame
  • jiān肩mó摩gǔ毂jī击bustling and crowded with people and vehicles
  • jiān肩mó摩gǔ毂jiē接extremely crowded with people and vehicles
  • jiān肩mó摩mèi袂jiē接tightly packed crowd
  • jiān肩bèi背xiāng相wàng望appearing one after another in succession
  • jiān肩bèi背nán难wàng望far beyond comparison
  • jiān肩fù负zhòng重rèn任shoulder heavy responsibilities

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Questions about 肩摩踵接

What does 肩摩踵接 mean?

肩摩踵接 (jiān mó zhǒng jiē) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rub shoulders and tread on heels”.

How do you pronounce 肩摩踵接?

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

What does 肩摩踵接 literally mean?

Literally, 肩摩踵接 means “shoulders rubbing, heels touching”. It is used to mean “to rub shoulders and tread on heels”.

What is the Chinese definition of 肩摩踵接?

肩碰肩,脚连脚。形容人很多,很拥挤。

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