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比肩叠踵

比肩叠踵 — “Shoulder to shoulder, heels treading on heels”

比肩叠踵 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe a large crowd of people, standing shoulder to shoulder and so close that their heels are treading on each other; packed with people; a throng”. Literally, “shoulder to shoulder, heels treading on heels”.

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比肩叠踵 Pronunciation and Pinyin

比肩叠踵 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
比
bǐ4compare, compete, or ratio
肩
jiān8shoulder
叠
dié13overlap, fold, pile up
踵
zhǒng16heel; follow closely; arrive

Example Sentence with 比肩叠踵

节假日期间,热门景点常常游客比肩叠踵,热闹非凡。
During holidays, popular tourist spots are often packed with visitors, creating a lively atmosphere.

Idioms Related to 比肩叠踵

Synonyms of 比肩叠踵

  • bǐ比jiān肩jì继zhǒng踵shoulder to shoulder, heel to heel

Antonyms of 比肩叠踵

  • rén人jì迹hǎn罕zhì至rarely visited by people
  • mén门kě可luó罗què雀deserted with few visitors

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 比肩叠踵

What does 比肩叠踵 mean?

比肩叠踵 (bǐ jiān dié zhǒng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe a large crowd of people, standing shoulder to shoulder and so close that their heels are treading on each other; packed with people; a throng”.

How do you pronounce 比肩叠踵?

比肩叠踵 is pronounced bǐ jiān dié zhǒng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 比肩叠踵 literally mean?

Literally, 比肩叠踵 means “shoulder to shoulder, heels treading on heels”. It is used to mean “to describe a large crowd of people, standing shoulder to shoulder and so close that their heels are treading on each other; packed with people; a throng”.

What is the Chinese definition of 比肩叠踵?

形容人多。叠踵,脚尖踩脚跟。

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