胸膛 xiōngtáng chest
How to remember 胸膛: 胸 chest + 膛 chest cavity = chest.
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How it is used
- The (physical) chest - 挺起胸膛 (tǐng qǐ xiōngtáng) to throw out one's chest / stand proud.
- Concrete body part, unlike the figurative 胸怀 (mind/heart) - the two share 胸 but are not interchangeable.
- Often in the proud gesture 挺起胸膛.