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The Chinese word jianbang - 肩膀 - jiānbǎng
(shoulder in Chinese)
Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
jiānbǎng
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English translation
shoulder
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of jiānbǎng are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese example sentence with 肩膀 ( jianbang / jiānbǎng ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using the Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Ta de jianbang hen kuan.
Tā de jiānbǎng hěn kuān.
他的肩膀很宽。
– English translation: He has very broad shoulders.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
shoulder | arm
肩膀 ( jianbang / jiānbǎng ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 583)
肩膀 ( jianbang / jiānbǎng ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 583)
More words that mean shoulder in Chinese
jiān ( 肩 )
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