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骈肩累踵
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骈肩累踵

骈肩累踵 — “Packed shoulder to shoulder and heel to heel”

骈肩累踵 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Packed shoulder to shoulder and heel to heel”. Extremely crowded with people. Literally, “Shoulders abreast, heels following (each other)”.

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骈肩累踵 Pronunciation and Pinyin

骈肩累踵 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
骈
pián9side-by-side or paired
肩
jiān8shoulder
累
lèi11tired, accumulate, burden
踵
zhǒng16heel; follow closely; arrive

Example Sentence with 骈肩累踵

每逢节假日,商业步行街上总是~,热闹非凡。
Every holiday, the commercial pedestrian street is always extremely crowded with people, bustling with activity.

Idioms Related to 骈肩累踵

Synonyms of 骈肩累踵

  • pián骈jiān肩lěi累jì迹packed shoulder to shoulder and foot to foot

More idioms starting with 骈

  • pián骈xīng兴cuò错chū出emerging continuously and intricately
  • pián骈sì四lì俪liù六ornate parallel four-six character literary style
  • pián骈mǔ拇zhī枝zhǐ指superfluous and useless things
  • pián骈zhī枝lì俪yè叶ornate and elaborate literary style
  • pián骈jiān肩dié叠jì迹shoulders pressed, footprints overlapping
  • pián骈jiān肩jiē接jì迹dense crowd of people
  • pián骈jiān肩lěi累zú足densely packed with people
  • pián骈jiān肩dié迭jì迹extremely numerous and crowded people
  • pián骈mén门lián连shì室numerous connected rooms or buildings
  • pián骈shǒu首jiù就lù僇executed together
  • pián骈shǒu首jiù就lù戮executed together

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What does 骈肩累踵 mean?

骈肩累踵 (pián jiān lèi zhǒng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Packed shoulder to shoulder and heel to heel”.

How do you pronounce 骈肩累踵?

骈肩累踵 is pronounced pián jiān lèi zhǒng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 骈肩累踵 literally mean?

Literally, 骈肩累踵 means “Shoulders abreast, heels following (each other)”. It is used to mean “Packed shoulder to shoulder and heel to heel”.

What is the Chinese definition of 骈肩累踵?

形容人多拥挤。同“骈肩累迹”。

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