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耸肩sǒng jiān
shrug
Definitions
Chinese > English | ||
耸肩 | ||
1. Simplified form of 聳肩 | ||
聳肩 | sǒngjiān | |
1. v. to shrug one's shoulders | ||
English > Chinese | ||
shrug | ||
1. 耸肩 | ||
Components | ||
耸 | ||
1. Variant of 聳 | ||
聳 | sǒng | |
1. urge on | ||
2. rise up; raise up | ||
3. erect | ||
4. to reward | ||
5. to scare; to frighten | ||
6. lofty | ||
肩 | jiān | |
1. shoulders | ||
扛 兩 百 斤 麥子 走 十里 山路 不 換 肩 - Shoulder 100kg of wheat and walk 5km of mountain trail without swapping shoulder. | ||
2. to shoulder; to undertake; to take on | ||
3. to bear | ||
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Pronunciation
sǒng jiān
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