肩膀 jiānbǎng shoulder
How to remember 肩膀: 肩 shoulders + 膀 shoulder = shoulder.
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How it is used
- Everyday word for the shoulder(s) - 拍拍他的肩膀 (pāipai tā de jiānbǎng) pat him on the shoulder.
- Also carries the figurative load of responsibility: 肩膀上的担子 (jiānbǎng shang de dànzi) the burden on one's shoulders.
Example sentences
- 我肩膀痛。 Wǒ jiānbǎng tòng.My shoulder hurts.
- 他伤了肩膀。 Tāshāng le jiānbǎng.He was wounded in the shoulder.
- 他拍拍我的肩膀。 Tā pāipāi wǒ de jiānbǎng.He patted me on the shoulder.