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Definition(s) for: 勾肩搭背

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
勾肩搭背 gōu jiān - dā bèi - (idiom) arms around each other's shoulders

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 66,841 - -

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
gōu- surname Gou
gōu- to attract
- to arouse
- to tick
- to strike out
- to delineate
- to collude
- variant of 鉤|钩[gou1], hook
gòu- used in 勾當|勾当[gou4dang4]
jiān- shoulder
- to shoulder (responsibilities etc)
- to put up
- to build (scaffolding)
- to hang (clothes on a pole)
- to connect
- to join
- to arrange in pairs
- to match
- to add
- to throw in (resources)
- to take (boat, train)
- variant of 褡[da1]
bēi- to be burdened
- to carry on the back or shoulder
bèi- the back of a body or object
- to turn one's back
- to hide something from
- to learn by heart
- to recite from memory
- (slang) unlucky
- hard of hearing
bēi- variant of 背[bei1]

Other Words Containing 勾肩搭背

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
勾肩搭背 - - 66,841 - -